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 |
| 5 | Chronic hives (Uticaria) | Very tired all day long and irritable. | But no hives!!!! Previously took Atarax, Allegra, Tagamet, Claritan...and finally Prednisone (prednisone worked, but bad for you to take) | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 8/23/2003 | 1 | sleep | drunk feeling, buzzing sound in ears, moving room | F | 25 | 1 days | 9/16/2003 | 5 | Contact Dermographism | Sleepiness. | I have been taking Doxepin for over 2 yrs and I can't imaging not taking it, it has helped sooooo much. No more hives!!! | F | 23 | 2 years | 11/21/2003 | 2 | for hives | There were no results at all | I hope it will do someone else some good | F | 53 | 2 weeks | 1/4/2004 | 5 | chronic hives | Taken at night, the sedation side effect helps me fall asleep better. This is the BEST medication for hives. It is an antidepressant with extremely strong antihistamine qualities. I suffered for 20 years with chronic hives before they were completely brought under control by using Doxepin. | M | 9 years | 3/3/2004 | 5 | anxiety | a little sleepiness at first but my body got used to it and it went away. a bit of blurry vision at times but nothing major. | I was having extreme anxiety where my nerves would just drive me crazy, I'd actually shake uncontrollably, I had horrible chest pains, dizziness, heart palpitations. This medicine within 3 weeks time has taken all of it away. I feel like myself again. I have been on it for 9 months now. | F | 31 | 9 months | 4/7/2004 | 4 | sleep, anxiety | See the ratings for Sinequan | See the ratings for Sinequan | F | 49 | 9 months | 4/23/2004 | 3 | dermatitis of scalp | I have been using doxepin for about 2 months and at first it did not do anything for my chronic scalp dermatitis. I do not know where this came from since I know of no one in my family who has had this. It is chronic and has been with me for a year and one half and I hate it!!!!! I would rather have the rosacea that came out of no where in my 40's. This visited me in my 50's and won't go away. It has just started to work for the scalp (finally) but I feel like crap. | Feeling lethargic, like my limbs have to be carried by someone else, tired, irritable, angry (this could be situational), fluelike symptoms, and feeling like I have hangover the next day after taking at night. The cure is worse than the disease. | F | 56 | 2 days | 8/24/2004 | 3 | control migraines(also other meds) | severe abdominal pain, bloating, gas, cramps, weight gain after my doctor increased my dosage from 100mg per night to 150mg per night. so much epigastric discomfort could not stand to take the med although it did help my migraines combined with other meds. | my neurologist put me on doxepin as well as several other drugs in combination to treat my severe migraines. when I was still having migraines my m.d. increased me to 150mg a day from 100mg/day, my migraines did get better for a time but the severe epigastric discomfort(bloating, cramping, gas, weight gain, constipation) I had to stop taking the med for a few days and start back at 50mg for few days then to 100mg as day, but NEVER again will I take 150mg/day, that was too much for me!! | F | 29 | 30 days | 9/9/2004 | 5 | Chronic Uticaria (hives) | This medicine made me sleepy, but I took it at night before bed and felt rested in the morning. I also experienced mild joint pain, espcially in my hands and knees. | Doxepin began to clear my hives the day after my first dose. It is the only medicine I've taken that has given me relief from my hives. | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 10/13/2004 | 5 | CHRONIC HIVES | DROWSINESS WASN'T A PROBLEM SINCE I TAKE IT AT NIGHT-IT IMPROVED MY SLEEP ALOT. MAYBE SOME BLURRINESS OF VISION. | THE ALLERGIST HAD ME ON 6 PRESCRIPTION ANTIHISTAMINES AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO GET IMPROVEMENT BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL THE DERMATOLOGIST PUT ME ON DOXEPIN THAT THEY WENT AWAY. | F | 45 | 2 years | 1/9/2005 | 1 | for hives | dizziness me feel weird | i want to know wy my dermotoligist gave me a anti-depressant drug | F | 36 | | 2/13/2005 | 3 | insomnia | Weight gain of 30 pounds in 6 months. Drowzy in the morning. Dry mouth. | I have finally been able to sleep at night after suffering from chronic and severe insomnia. The quality of life was less than satisfying before starting the drug. However, the weight gain is begining to depress me (funny, since this is also an antidepressant) Therefore, I am weaning off. Hopefully sleep will not be an issue. | F | 37 | 6 months | 3/25/2005 | 2 | Insomnia | Weight gain of 25 lbs in 2.5 months | This was wonderful for sleeping. Slept through the entire night, normally never waking until morning. Somewhat sluggish during the day. The weight gain was horrible. I have gained over 25 lbs in only 2.5 months. I am now slowing getting of meds. I also have hypo thyroidism which probably complicated the weight issue with the med | F | 43 | 75 days | 3/28/2005 | 2 | sleep | Well, I started the drug summer 2003. I specifically needed a non-narcotic drug to help me with sleep and so I tri-tated off the crazy drugs (which I believe should be taken OFF the market due to its addictive & dangerous nature) ambien, then sonata. and I weighed 130 and I am now 150 lbs. I eat healthy & am active. I finally put it together. I also take Effexor, which has changed my life for the better, and topamax, which I take for migraines. If I had known what Dox wa going to do to my body, no way would I have agreed to take it!! Not that Im vain but I am 5'3 and it made my breasts from a C to a D cup--and 20 pounds! Its a lot on a small frame woman. I feel like a freak. My face also has edema, which is swelling... I want OFF this drug. How will I sleep??I do not know but if I can get sober, I surely can r-program this issue as well. | F | 38 | 2 years | 4/5/2005 | 4 | Sleeplessness | WAY Tired. Damn, I slept for three days with just a 25mg pill before bed time. But I slept all night! I'd wake up, sleep on the couch all day, go to bed and do it again the next day. Just could not stay awake. | I hope it's just me that reacted this way with it. | M | 45 | 1 weeks | 4/12/2005 | 5 | panic disorder | have been experience loss of motor function, i drop things all of the time, sometimes have dizziness. I am thinking about stopping treatment. i have tried this in the past with no success. | cured my panic disorder, perfect night sleep for 20 years. very vivid dreams | F | 41 | 20 years | 4/26/2005 | 5 | Chronic Rash | None | Seams to be working well. | M | 63 | 4 weeks | 6/21/2005 | 5 | Fibromyalgia/sleep disorder | Having been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 15 years ago, the doctor prescribed a very low dose of Doxepin for the sleep disorder that is prevalent in Fibro patients, like me. I take 20mgs. at bedtime and sleep just fine. If I forget to take it even one night, I toss and turn all night. It's been a lifesaver for me! | no side effects on such a low dose. | F | 56 | 15 years | 6/28/2005 | 5 | chronic hives | tired, but I have a 1 year old, so she is probably more to blame! | Thank God for this medication. My hives were so bad that I had severe swelling and had to to carry around an epi-pen. This medication works wonderfully. If you have chronic hives, you owe it to yourself to try it. I feel giddy just looking at my skin and not seeing angry red welts all over me making my life miserable. It started working pretty quickly too. | F | 32 | 1 days | 8/25/2005 |