Re: Clonidine Caused My Worst Flare Ever

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Hi. I used Clonidine briefly a couple of years ago for

hypertension. It did wonders for rosacea! I was almost pale, no

redness whatsoever. However, it had some nasty side effects in

different areas, so I switched.

Everyone can get side effects of all kinds from any drug and

sometimes those side effects can be " paradoxical " -- They are

the opposite of what you'd expect to happen. Side effects may go

away after a while, but not necessarily. Depends on the

individual.

trackgalcal

> Hi,

>

> Over the past two months I have been getting burning for the

first

> time. Prior to this I only got redness, broken veins and

chemical

> sensitivity. My Dr put me on Clonidine to help with the burning

but

> from day one of starting it my cea worsened. Usually over

a day

> my redness & burning would come and go, but once on

Clonidine it came

> but did not go. After 4 days of a continuous burning, redness

and a

> peeling face I stopped the Clonidine and by the next day my

face had

> returned to its usual pattern. Has anyone else had this

problem?

> Should I have perservered in the hope it would settle in time? I

> also got headaches and nausea from it.

>

> Regards,

> Anne