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About 3 weeks ago my doctor put me on Clonidine, a blood pressure drug. She said "there are very few side effects and this drug is well tolerated." Two things she didn't tell me are: it significantly impacts my BG and I have to get up 4 or 5 times every night to the bathroom. Why in heaven's name if doctors are going to give this type of drug to a diabetic person can't they at least warn them of what might happen? In addition since I take the drug twice a day I have a headache the better part of every day. The headache comes on about 5 hours after I've taken the first dose.
Stopping the drug apparently is not an option as I'm already on 5 drugs for hypertension. I feel so stupid for not asking the right questions and for trusting the doctor to tell me of possible side effects.
Stopping the drug apparently is not an option as I'm already on 5 drugs for hypertension. I feel so stupid for not asking the right questions and for trusting the doctor to tell me of possible side effects.