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  1. New Study Shows U.S. Government Fails to Oversee Treatment of Foster Children With Mind-Altering Drugs

    Wed, 30 Nov 2011

    powerful mind-altering medicines like the mood-stabilizer Depakote, the stimulant Vyvanse, the antidepressant Lexapro, clonidine for ADHD and the antipsychotic Seroquel. "I was put on bipolar meds. I am not bipolar at all," Ke'onte told ABC News

  2. Newborns Hooked on Moms' Painkillers Go Through Agonizing Withdrawal

    Mon, 14 Nov 2011

    hair-of-the-dog approach. To relieve pain and agitation, doctors administer small doses of morphine or methadone, sometimes adding clonidine , a blood pressure drug, to lower the heart rate. Once they have the babies stabilized, they can begin the painstaking

  3. Menopause Guide: Dr. Marie Savard Answers Your Questions

    Tue, 28 Sep 2010

    medications that doctors have tried successfully include a low dose of some of the antidepressants, a blood pressure pill ( clonidine ) or gabapentin (a sedating pain and seizure medication). For some reason, these pills can be effective but I would only

  4. The Trials of Living With Tourette Syndrome

    Fri, 10 Sep 2010

    Adderall or Ritalin for ADHD. Only limited medications seem to ease the tics, among them, the blood pressure drug clonidine ( Catapres ), and the antipsychotics pimozide (Orap) and haloperidol (Haldol), both of which have side effects such

  5. 7 Drugs That Can Kill Kids in a Single Pill

    Wed, 17 Mar 2010

    Blood Pressure Patches Scientific names: Clonidine , oxymetazoline Brand name: Afrin, Clear Eyes, Clonidine patch Uses: Eye redness/itchiness 9-month-old boy sucked on a discarded Clonidine patch that had been worn for five days

  6. Is There Any Medication I Can Take That Does Not Have Hot Flashes As A Side Effect?

    Thu, 1 Nov 2007

    Tamoxifen. I am now on Arimidex, which hasn't really had any effect on my hot flashes. Over the years I have takenBellergal, Clonidine , Paxil, Neurontin, and Effexor for hot flahses. None has worked for more than a few months. After ten years, I still

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  1. ABC News' Dr. Tim Answers Questions About Smoking

    Tue, 15 Aug 2006

    these. There are three other medications that can be used: nortriptyline, clonidine , and mecamylamine. Like Zyban, Nortriptyline is also an antidepressant; clonidine and mecamylamine are blood pressure medicines. All three will double your

  2. ABC News' Dr. Tim Answers Questions About Smoking

    Fri, 11 Nov 2005

    these. There are three other medications that can be used: nortriptyline, clonidine , and mecamylamine. Like Zyban, Nortriptyline is also an antidepressant; clonidine and mecamylamine are blood pressure medicines. All three will double your

  3. Moscow Sees Resurgence of 'Mickey Finn'

    Mon, 25 Mar 2002

    drinks were spiked with a drug called clonidine in local bars and restaurants. The tactic millennium, but a recent upsurge of clonidine poisonings has put the authorities on have recorded an increase in cases of clonidine poisoning in the past few months, although

  4. Ritalin Treats Tics

    Mon, 25 Feb 2002

    commonly used alternative to Ritalin, clonidine , had not yet been proven to be effective studied the effects of Ritalin and clonidine on 136 children who had both ADHD and tics. In addition, both Ritalin and clonidine were highly effective in improving the

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