DOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDE Reviews (DOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.1 (252 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DOXEPIN HYDROCH | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Horrible itching | For three days it seemed great. This is the 4th night; itching worst ever. Unable to sleep | This seems to be a dangerous drug. I'm not taking any more and will depend instead on acupunture and healing hands. | F | 84 | 4 days 10 1X day | 2/26/2012 | 3 | hives | no side effects..helped w/sleep...did not get rid of hives, but better...also am having ultra violet treatments for hives...also helpful. Since having my worst bouts..about 6 mos. ago...I am 98% better. | F | 79 | 4 months | 11/29/2006 | 3 | hives | no side effects..helped w/sleep...did not get rid of hives, but better...also am having ultra violet treatments for hives...also helpful. Since having my worst bouts..about 6 mos. ago...I am 98% better. | F | 79 | 4 months | 11/29/2006 | 3 | Anxiety, panic attacks,insomnia | dry mouth,visual auras, intense headaches,numbness/thigh,itching,parasthenia,photosensitivity,increased restless leg syndrome. | It was fine for 14 years but the side effects outweighed the benefits during the last year. Discontinuing the daily 10mg dosage resulted in 7 weeks of terrible withdrawal symptoms; namely, nausea, headache, fatigue,general malaise, etc. | F | 74 | 15 years | 2/13/2009 | 5 | hives and angioederma | some dry mouth and increased appetite, sligh blurring vision. | After suffering from hives and angioederma for the last twenty years i found an immunologist that prscribed tis medication for me and I can only say that ther has nevr been anything else that I have taken that has given me the relief that Doxepin has. As others have stated the prdnisone, atarax, zyrtec stopped having any effect. Any side effects are well worth the results. | M | 70 | 40 days 100 1X day | 2/21/2013 | 4 | Depression and insomnia anxiety | No really bothersome side effects- constipation and maybe sleeping a little too much.A (little brain fog at times not bad) GREAT antianxiety effects No rah rah mood lifter but kind of a normal feeling where you react to life situations the way most everybody else does You can laugh and have fun or you can get appropriately dejected over real life situations | In spite of the cardiac risks and anticholinergic effects (DRINK WATER) it works well enough for me Also has potent antihistamine properties which is standing me in good stead from itching due to food allergies Have reduced dose from 300mg to 75 mg over 15 years Less is more as you get older | F | 70 | 15 years | 3/4/2007 | 5 | Itching -24/7 for 8 months | Doxepin (35mg)a day, has had no (zero) side effects for me. I am so grateful | I had itching all over my body for 8 months. Diagnosed initially with dermatitis ( no rash - just itching.) Then saw an allergist and found I was allergic to all but about 13 foods. Had what the neurologist thinks was an anaphylactic attack and mini stroke. Was sent to a new allergist, who, after many tests prescribed doxepin. I was never depressed. There were no side effects except it stopped the itching entirely....YEAH! Sometimes I have a feeling of sharp pin pricks but that is nothing. The first allergist had given me Singulair, Allegra, (Xypra - gave me a rash) but they had no effect on the itching. | F | 69 | 30 days | 6/6/2008 | 5 | Insomnia | Dry mouth. Morning drowsiness. | Doxepin helps with maintaining my sleep without early morning awakenings. Also, its anticholinergic effect helps my irritable colon. A couple of cups of coffee cures the morning drowsiness. | M | 69 | 5 years 50 MG 1X day | 6/24/2017 | 1 | chronic pain and insomnia | Stiffness and pain so bad I could hardly walk. | Like another patient, I took this a few years ago with no bad side effects. Then was off of it for a while. Started back on it and it makes me so stiff, I cannot even walk. Severe pain from it. Got off of it and will NEVER take it again. | F | 68 | 3 months 25 1X day | 5/30/2014 | 5 | depression | I have been taking it for 30 years which has enabled me to lead a normal life as opposed to being crippled with anxiety, depression and panic atracks. Its worked brilliantly for me | 67 | 10 years 125mg | 3/21/2015 | 5 | anxiety, depression, to sleep | Sleeping long hours at first and unable to concentrate on 25mg. dose. The effects became very tolerable after a month or so, years ago now. Weight gain subsided after a few months. | Lilly made this as sinequan years ago and it was very potent but Mylan has been making it here in US and is reasonably priced. Great for hives. Silenor is a new version but it is expensive. | M | 67 | 30 years 150 mg 1X day | 8/20/2016 | 1 | Sleep | I took this drug for quit awhile 3-4 yrs ago with no side effect. Now I started taking again with terrible side effects. Worst my legs ache so bad it is hard to walk. They ache so bad at night so sleep. I have been bitchy, tired, sore, headaches but the worst are my legs. I have been wearing compression socks so I can walk. This has been horrible. Would not recommend. | F | 67 | 1 weeks 25mg | 12/2/2013 | 4 | insomnia | dry mouth, weight gain. | Should not take this drug if over 65 and have BPH, because of urinary retention. Taper slowly. 20mg for 1-2 months, 10mg for 1-2 months, then 10mg every second day, then 10 mg every 2 days. Then off. Don't dwell on it. Exercise regularly. | 65 | 35 years 25mg 1X day | 3/14/2013 | 5 | Chronic Rash | None | Seams to be working well. | M | 63 | 4 weeks | 6/21/2005 | 4 | depression, anxiety, oab,ibs | none that out weighted the benefits | When I started taking this drug years ago it was brand name which had a greater efficacy than the generic versions today. Currently taking generic from Mylan. It seems to take more of it to do the same job as the name brand did. | M | 63 | 20 years 150 mg 1X day | 8/12/2012 | 3 | anxiety, depression, chronic nausea | Dry mouth and eyes, fatigue in mornings and early afternoon, increasing constipation. | I started on 25mg in evening and increased to 50 mg. This was a mistake. I am going to lower the dosage to 20 mg. I hope this will reduce the side effects. It did relieve anxiety and decrease the nausea, but hasn't shown any depression improvement as yet. | M | 63 | 4 weeks | 12/19/2009 | 2 | to sleep,gave me restless leg. | gave me restless leg syndrome | F | 63 | 9 times 25 | 9/30/2014 | 1 | Sleep | Felt horrible on the drug and the sleep felt toxic | After 5 tiny doses I stopped the drug and went into horrid withdrawals. It has now been 12 months off of it and I am totally disabled with neurologic symptoms I never had. Doctor says it was an adverse reaction. All I know is it ruined my life and my career. Please contact me if you have had an adverse reaction to this drug | M | 63 | 5 days 6 mg 1X day | 8/7/2011 | 5 | Urticaria, photosensitivity | Continued drowsiness upon awakening. Cured that by taking it early in the afternoon so I was sleepy by bedtime. No delayed reaction. Sleep aids take about 7 hours to work on me. By then it is time to get up! | Great for my dogs' itching/allergies. They were driving me crazy with their scratching. Since it is a combo of histamine 1 and 2 antagonizers, it is a dream come true. The vet never heard of it, so I go to a regular doctor to get a script for the dogs. It also works wonderfully when I need it, which is not often at this point in time. After doing significant research, I discovered that my itching and photo-sensitivity were due to a bladder problem: chronic interstitial cystitis. Odd but true. | F | 62 | 18 years | 1/26/2010 | 5 | insomnia | none | I take 150mg about thirty minutes before I want to sleep. I am asleep in thirty minutes. The next day I am well rested with no drug hangover. I have never experienced any adverse side effects. | M | 62 | 10 years | 2/20/2006 |