DOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDE Reviews (DOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.1 (255 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 | Insomnia | Severe Wright Gain, 20 pounds in 4 mths, no matter how much I exercised or how little I ate, I still gained. It made my breasts very large. Sever bloating, gas, and cramps related. I slept great, but spent a ton of money trying to figure out what was happening to my digestive system. If only Drs would do a little research about the meds they prescribe. I will not take it again. | F | 33 | 5 months | 9/12/2008 | 4 | Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria | Vivid and bizarre dreams the first 2 weeks. Some dry mouth. Excessive weight gain. | Doxepin did seem to do a pretty good job of allowing me to decrease my Predinisone following my most recent bout of CIU. However, I am completely miserable following a 25lb weight gain in less than 3 months. I can't walk up stairs or even the length of a couple blocks without becoming exhausted. I'm going to taper off the Doxepin and increase my other antihistamines and save the Doxepin for bad flare-ups. | M | 46 | 3 months | 8/18/2008 | 4 | Anxiety | I started taking Doxepin after I landed myself in the ER from my first panic attack. I knew I had some anxiety issues, but I thought that it was apart of life. Well, my life has been better. I can think clearer and my anxiety is alot better. But, I too, have gained more weight than I care to have. I went to my Dr to see about something else and he told me to exercise and be more active. Well, that was a couple months ago and the scale has went no where but up and all of my jeans are skin tight. I love the way feel mentally, but I can't stand the added weight. | F | 26 | 6 months | 7/20/2008 | 5 | Sinequan Doxepin | I was really tired the first morning after taking and did have a few panic attacks the first two weeks but after that I have been great. I've been suffering with extreme panic for 12 years. I was put on almost every anti depressant nerve pill out there and nothing worked. Doxepin has saved my nerves, i'm three weeks in and my panic has gone from two times a day everyday to only once a week if even that. I was 88lbs when I started it and now I actually have an appetite and can enjoy eating. I only take about 3mg of the medication though rather than a big amount. | It is a life saver for anyone experiencing severe panic, I can't believe I tortured my body this long without taking it. You have to tell the doctor to prescribe it to you though because its an older medicine and they like to hand out the new ones. | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 7/14/2008 | 4 | for severe hives | I took 20mg for one month along with zrytec, zantac and predinsone. I gained 20 pounds in three weeks. Even though it was a low dose of the doxepin, I had a nice contented feeling of well being. A nice side effect for a change. | M | 41 | 30 days | 6/30/2008 | 5 | chonic daily migraine | dry mouth, some constipation. | i am mentally prepared for the weight gain everyone talks about. a fair trade not to wake up, every day for the last eight weeks and almost every day for the last year and a half, with a severe, unbeatable headache. that is true, almost indescribable torture and makes life barely worth living. this drug gives me a glimmer of hope (though i've been disappointed many times before). Just sleeping better alone makes me feel like i've returned to life. hoping committed exercise will offset weight gain. but as long as it keeps working, i don't really care. | F | 39 | 5 days | 6/17/2008 | 5 | Chronic Hives | Vivid, bizarre dreams and weight gain. I now watch what I eat and am generally healthier for it - not a bad trade off. As for the dreams, I find them entertaining. | As some others have stated, forget antihistamines, just use the Doxepin. I use 75mg per night. I suffered 5 years before discovering this great drug. Prednisone works great, but the side effects have more risk. I'll still take 5 - 10mg of Pred. on really bad days. It's a quality of life decision for me. But I incorporated glucosamine and calcium w/ magnesium as a supplement to my diet. It's been so worth it, I strongly urge others to try it. | M | 55 | 1 years | 6/13/2008 | 5 | CHRONIC HIVES !! | Tired, dry mouth and groggy the first week then not so bad the following weeks.. | I've tried everything ever made to get rid of hives! Nothing has ever worked at all besides Prednisone which will destroy your body and mind in no time at all - so that drug is out of the question long term. But DOXEPIN has been a wonder drug for me :) It has cleared up all my hives after only a couple weeks of use and a higher dosage!! For everyone who has not had success with Doxepin I had realized at my initial dose of 75 mg's per day only gave me minimal relief. It was only after uping my dose to a steady 150 mg's per day that I was 100% hive free :) | M | 35 | 2 months | 6/10/2008 | 3 | chronic hives | weight gain, but could be other factors, metal taste in my mouth. | I have read a couple of comments from people who've had varying results with different manufacturers. I was taking 75mg doxepin (plus a lot of other stuff) from a manufacturer that I'm not sure of - worked great hives under control for the first time in over a year. I got the prescription refilled and immediately my hives were back - i talked to the pharmacist and she said they did order from a different manufacturer. We are military overseas so I don't have a lot of pharmacy options - does anybody know why different manufacturers makes a difference? | F | 37 | 7 months | 6/7/2008 | 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 | 2 | insomnia, neuropathy (due to Lupus) | Weight gain - 20 pounds in six months. Daytime sleepiness. | Doxepin did not help the insomnia at all. I am going to taper off of it. I tried to quit cold turkey and experienced horrible withdrawal. Not sure if it helped with the neuropathy; the symptoms did abate but other factors may have played a part. | F | 45 | 9 months | 6/2/2008 | 3 | Severe itching | Massive weight gain, increased appetite, constant food cravings, lethargy, apathy, & difficulty getting going in the morning. | This medicine worked beautifully to stop severe, intense chronic itching. It allowed me to sleep peacefully instead of itching miserably for the first time in more than a year. Unfortunately, it also turned me from a person who's always been normal weight into a female version of Homer Simpson. I had to stop taking it because I gained 30 pounds in 6 months (15 pounds in the first month alone!) despite increased activity and attempts at reducing food consumption. That was a huge struggle, as the doxepin made me crave food constantly and reduced my willpower to almost nil. I also had to take up drinking energy drinks to get me going in the morning, and had trouble making it to work on time. After I quit taking it I stopped gaining weight, but it's been impossible for me to lose it. I'm afraid that it's somehow reset my body at a higher weight. I'm starting Wellbutrin in the hope that it will help me to reset my weight back to normal. | F | 38 | 6 months | 5/31/2008 | 3 | HIves | weight gain, aprox. 8 pounds the first 3 weeks and then i stopped counting | only 10 mg. a day slept like a baby, very tired in the morning , also taking "2" zyrtec every night, and 1 300mg zantac for hives and a topamax for migraines stopped taking the doxepin two days ago...so far no noticeable return of the hives.....yet | F | 42 | 2 months | 3/25/2008 | 4 | insomnia | I have been taking Doxepin 100 mg. everyday for 20 years for insomnia. I take the dose before I go to bed and typically sleep through the night. I have noticed a difference in the efrfectiveness depending on the manufacturer of the pill. The only side effects I'm aware of are dry mouth, groggy when I wake up. Also a battle against weight gain has been ongoing, but not sure if the Doxepin is a contributor. I've tried to go off the medication before (30 days) but met with disastrous results in that I could never achieve any semblance of normal sleep patterns. | M | 60 | 20 years | 3/17/2008 | 5 | Hives | None | Taking 50mg every night. Had haves for 6 months and Doxepin was the only med that worked after taking Zyrtec, Avelox, Nicomide, and Prednisone. Initially took 25mg capsules made by Danbury and had a bad reaction and hives were worse than ever. Switched to 10mg capsules made by Mylan along with Elidel cream and it cleared up in 2 days. | F | 38 | 5 days | 2/28/2008 | 4 | Mast Cell Disorder | Sedation that improved with time, some weight gain, breast tenderness/swelling | I take up to 80mg during waking hours. I have autoimmune hives that are manifesting very unusually-I cannot eat or drink without having hives in mouth, on tongue and presumably throughout digestive tract, since I also get nausea and stomach/intestinal cramping, also heart racing, plus dermographism on outer skin. Hives are caused by food contacting mouth/tongue NOT by an actual allergy to the food. Prednisone and massive amounts of Benadryl were the only drugs that seemed to help before Doxepin was prescribed 2 years after onset of symptoms. Lots of ER trips. Weight gain is actually good, since I dropped so much from not being able to eat. Symptoms aren't completely under control yet. I can't each too much or outside of a certain time frame-two hours after taking pill...not before and then I get a 2 hour safe window, unless I eat too much...have been unable to find anyone else with these symptoms, my immunologist has not seen it before and he's in a major metro area. | F | 40 | 6 weeks | 2/11/2008 | 4 | insomia | Craving sweets big time. Can't get enough. increased appetite | F | 39 | 4 years | 1/23/2008 | 5 | allergies,insomnia,chronicbronchiti | dry mouth | no longer have problems with insomnia allergies under control and chronic bronchitis under control | F | 50 | 3 months | 1/11/2008 | 5 | Big Huge Hives | A little drowsy in the morning but not bad. | I have not experienced any noticable weight gain. I had been taking Zrytec, Allegra, and a couple of other things along with the Doxepin. Nothing seemd to work long term, so I stopped everything but the Doxepin because it helps me sleep at night and low and be hold I have not had a serious bought with hives for about 9 months now. It has to be the Doxepin by itself and more importantly the good rest I get from the Doxepin could be helping too. | M | 58 | 7 years | 1/11/2008 | 4 | depression | helps me sleep | F | 40 | 9 days | 12/9/2007 |