Heart Disease. Heart, or cardiovascular, disease is responsible for nearly half of all deaths in the United States each year, killing nearly one million people each year, and afflicting over 60 million others.
In adults, thyroid hormones help to maintain the function of the brain, the use of food by the body, and body temperature. The FDA approved liothyronine in May 1956. PRESCRIBED FOR: Liothyronine is used to treat hypothyroidism (low production of thyroid hormone) in adults and children. Prolonged hypothyroidism can result in a condition called myxedema in which patients develop swollen lips, thickened nose, and unusual deposits of material in the skin that are dry and waxy.
Clonidine is a drug that is used primarily to treat high blood pressure by acting as an Î±2 adrenergic agonist. It also has been approved to treat ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder), anxiety disorders, and panic attacks.n some cases it is even used to help manage chronic pain and is a commonly used drug to help ease opiate withdrawal symptoms. Other uses of Clonidine include: helping treat the âticsâ in Tourette syndrome, alcohol withdrawal, nicotine withdrawal, migraine headaches, insomnia, sleep disorders and restlessness.