2007-09-10 15:46:01 · 4 answers · asked by PATRICIA P 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
According to an article on Medicine.net, clonidine is an oral and topical antihypertensive drug that is also used to treat narcotic withdrawal, among other things. For the complete article, go to http://www.medicinenet.com/, click on Medications, then browse for Clonidine.
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2007-09-10 16:28:02 · answer #1 · answered by Librarian Natalie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clonidine is not a narcotic, but you still have to have a prescription for it. It is used for different reasons, but the main one is to help control your blood pressure. Psychologists sometimes prescribe it to help control behavior.
2007-09-10 16:04:03 · answer #2 · answered by quietspoken01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its no a narcotic and im almost sure its not even controled.
2007-09-10 15:51:37 · answer #3 · answered by Slapjack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Its a centrally acting antihypertensive.
2007-09-10 15:51:36 · answer #4 · answered by kyle d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋