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My wife started clonidine for getting of oxy addiction. it makes her really drowsy will this stop? and if so how long does it take?

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Drowsy : Drowsiness is a side effect of clonidine and can last as long as the drug is in the body. It is not uniform between people. Discuss with her addiction physician.

Answered 9/24/2016

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