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What is the difference between clonidine (catapres) and tizanidine (zanaflex)?

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HTN vs Muscle Relax: Clonidine is used for blood pressure control while tizanidine is used as a short acting muscle relaxer

Answered 1/13/2015

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How effective is clonidine (Catapres) for treating complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)?

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What do you suggest if my son is 6y3m old. he is taking ADHD drug : ritalin10mg (1+0+0), rirperidone 1mg , catapres (clonidine) 0.1mg ( 1/4+1?

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Having hypertension sice last week for4 consecutive days of flactuating BP 168/112, then this last few days i got 185/125 bp. I took catapres (clonidine) n garlic?

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My son is 6 y old. he is taking ADHD drug : ritalin10mg (1+0+0), rirperidone 1mg , catapres (clonidine) 0.1mg ( 1/4+1. Will these help him?

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