DOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDE Reviews (DOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

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 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  My Dr was a fool This is just an update on my experience with this drug. I am still very sick from my Dr combining this with other things I was taking and this is NOT a safe drug for long term use...unless one thinks dementia is okay. This drug has been found to cause dementia which can be very serious. This drug is also the second most toxic antidepressant in overdose which means the drug is quite toxic overall. I would not touch this or another antidepressant with a ten foot pole unless I was desperate to ruin my life. A number of reviews on websites seem to be written by people employed by the company making this drug because the side effects are horrendous from this drug. If this was a natural supplement it would've been pulled off the market within a week I figure. Very dangerous med made in Germany and tested in Swiss psychiatric institutions...need I say more? See above. M 41 2 weeks
4/15/2016
 5  INSOMNIA NO side effects other than sleeping 7-8 hours at night and feeling energetic the next day! I have had insomnia for 7 years and have tried everything, natural and prescription, out there. Finally only 6mg. of DOXEPIN ELIXIR has me sleeping 7-8 hours at night. In low doses (10mg and under, but usually 3-6mg), it is a very potent anti-histamine and is VERY safe to use long term. I am finally sleeping like a baby and feel like a new person!! Yay! M 51 2 months
1X day
3/7/2016
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 1  Due to not being able to sleep I was started at 10 mg. At bedtime. Within a couple months was moved to 50 mg. I have not been well since I started taking this medicine. It has made things way worse and has put me back into another state of depression. I am stopping this medicine today and after reading some of the comments here, I am not sure yet if it's been the cause of my nausea. I have also gained a good twenty pounds as well. The only reason I was ever put on it in the first place was because I changed doctors and they changed up my medicine on me immediately due to my need for xanax. Xanax has helped me for more than twenty plus years but just because idiots are over dosing or what they want to refer to as getting high. Xanax does not get me high and if I didn't take them I could be at big risk of ceasures and I would not get any rest at night, I would be anxious hyper and have even had black outs in a hospital and they had no idea what was wrong. I am very upset that doctors can just take your medicine from you that has been working well for years and there is nothing you can do except Chase down doctors which they even want to say it's illegal to doctor shop. What are we to do? I know for a fact if these doctors and the d.e.a. we're feeling these symptoms, they would not have any troubles bumping up a doctor to write them there medicine and I don't care who you are. I was wowed at the fact I had plainly told this new doctor that I was doing good till he switched up my medicine on me and further tha F 44 4 months
50 mg.
2/27/2016
 3  insomnia Groggy next day took 1, 25 MG tablet , 3 hrs prior to bed , woke up after 9 hrs sleep and here I am 13 hours later and I am still groggy - cant focus on work M 52 1 days
25 MG 1X day
2/9/2016
 1  Insomnia I took one capsule 1 hour before bedtime and ended up sleeping 13-14 hours straight, then was feeling drugged all the next day. I stopped taking Doxepin & told my doctor who said not to take any more. F 60 2 days
25 MG 1X day
1/13/2016
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 5  Because I had pressure in head, anx Has been good for me many years but now down to 10 mg nightly-have started getting bad pressure in head- not sure if I should not take it at all tonight 1 days
Started 45
1/7/2016
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 4  insomnia Please help me I am on a small dose n sleep like a baby. I am on klonopin for anxiety l can't get off of. The doxepin makes me thru the night but wake up nauseated. What should l do. I am so sick taking a small amount but l can sleep. Nausea wakes me up. Scared ppl say it is dangerous others say it is a life saver. Will l get withdraws from 5 mg? Please call me 702 624 7181 or text me at [email protected] and talk to me I am scared. Thank you I wake nauseated but sleep so good F 62 3 days
5 mg
12/25/2015
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 2  Insomnia At first knocked me out. If I didn't plan 10 hrs in bed...next day was rough. I had just lost 15# on wt watchers the prior 6 mos and this damned drug put 10 back on me in one month. I need a new plan...I otherwise have no mental illness....some chronic pain...was hoping for a sleep solution. Back to the drawing board. F 51 1 months
5 mg
12/1/2015
 5  SLEEP DISORDER ANXIETY No side effects This medication saved my life -- spent years with little and restless sleep Now is sleep nomally --- if i ever forget to take it -- i simply dont sleep M 58 30 years
10MG 1X day
11/9/2015
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 5  Anxiety,Depression Very Mild side effects. I am from the UK and I have been using doxepin for 19 years, It works for me. My issue is. IS ANYBODY HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING HOLD OF THE DRUG FROM YOUR LOCAL CHEMIST IN THE UK ?????? ARE SUPPLYS IN SHORT DEMAND, ????? DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS OF DOXEPIN SEEM TO HAVE DIFFERENT EFFECTS. ???? Please message me if you are a doxepin user and you have encountered any of these issues. Also, I fear that us long term users may have issues of getting hold of the drug, basically because of the cost. This is a very expensive drug and some manufacturers and suppliers are shying away from this drug. Us doxepin users may have to stick together to get the results we need. Please message me. M 51 19 years
100mg 1X day
11/5/2015
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 1  Depression Caused cervical dystonia, muscle weakness. Taking two 25 mg. capsules in one 24 hour period caused breathing problems as well. Labeler - Mylan. M 53 14 days
10 1X day
10/28/2015
 1  As needed for sleep. Doctor prescribed 50mg tabs and said take as many or as little as it takes to get sleep. I'd usually take 2 every night to fall asleep and suddenly GAINED WEIGHT...EXTREMELY FAST!!! OVERNIGHT REALLY!!! ! Literally woke one morning and NOTHING fit! My BF of MANY MANY years said I was a disgusting fat ass and moved out! Gained 25lb+ in 5 weeks!!! Eating sweets like a heroine addict! Was thinking diabetes or CHF was my troubles. I'm 38 in 1 month and had my tubes removed several years ago but took a preg test last week just to make sure bc it's all in my gut! People at work are asking me left & right what's going on!! Someone said today "my stomach looks huge" Also developed *migraines *redness all over (like niacin) *tingling hands (have consult for carpal tunnel, but after reading now I see I can cancel the appt) *restless arms & legs at night like creepy crawly skin, *constipation *sore throat for a month now *dry mouth *extreme thirst! Did I mention *EXTREME weight gain. This may be good for people who NEED to gain but if someone is of a healthy weight- weight conscious, I wouldn't recommend I'd rather lose sleep than gain weight! I struggled with weight all thru my 20s, worked liked hell to lose it around 30 & for the past 6 years could eat whatever I liked and as much as I liked and never gain an ounce, now I'm almost in that same size clothes as my 20s. STOPPING NOW! Pills in the trash already!!! I'll deal with whatever before I gain another ounce! Now I can rule out throat cancer, carpal tunnel, and diabetes since I've read others common side effects. It's like a light bulb has come on and everything makes sense now about my ailing body for the past few weeks. Strangely, the people around my age group have complained mostly of the same side effects compared to other age groups! Hmmmm F 37 5 weeks
50-100mg
10/20/2015
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 2  Insomnia Dry mouth which did not get better with drinking water, Gave everything a matelic taste . Gave me migraine head Difficulty urinating. Too high of dose for insomnia (150 mg/day). More expensive than most other sleep meds M 58 2 months
150mg
10/17/2015
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 1  Insomnia Weight gain!!! Lots of weight crept up on me before I knew it .And then it took awhile for me to figure out why! I did EVERYTHING to take it off and nothing! I have stopped taking it and will see if my weight loss will be successful after trying a weight neutral sleeping med! F 47 4 years
10/17/2015
 1  doctor added it to Prozac for insomnia Had stomach removed in 2013 due to gi cancer,& other parts. Oncologist made me a small pouch connected directly from esophagus to jejunum, as I lost duodenum. I struggled to weigh 125, with incredible problems. Literally within 1 month I gained 20 lbs, mostly in abdominal area, face broke out with a type of bumps that don't respond to anything. Migraines worse, body aches, severe insomnia. He knows my med history yet prescribed this knowing my pouch can rupture. I have no stomach,duodenum, & had a small bowel resection. I've weaned myself off,& am on the strict regimen for my condition. I craved sweets like a maniac on doxepin, whereas they nauseated me before. I'm very concerned. I developed esophogitis,which have the same symptoms as throat cancer. My gi doc immediately did an endoscopy,& biopsy,lucky it was esophogitis. The bad part is that where my pouch, fake stomach is suture to my jejunum, it's stretched & inflammed, which compromised the ability to stay properly connected. I'm terrified that I won't lose this 20 lbs now. And the outcome could be quite serious. Does anyone have long term knowledge on if the weight goes away permanently after stopping doxepin? Please contact me at [email protected]. ty. 54 1 days
50 mg
10/15/2015
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 1  Depression I was heavily sedated all day. It was also not helpful for sleeping. M 57 1 days
25
10/2/2015
 1  depression Vicious nightmares, extreme sedation, depression. This med is beyond evil. Anyone that writes anything positive about this med is beyond me. My Dr (Sloan) was extremely careless in prescribing this med and it actually made my depression 10 times worse. After taking this med for two days I told my fiance that I wanted to stop it, being as understanding as she was, she demanded I keep taking it. Two weeks later I was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries to my body because my Dr's bad advice mixing this med with other medications etc. I should have never taken this med or any meds for depression...they don't work anyways! Since taking this med I have thought of suicide well over 100,000 times easily, I would've been better off taking NOTHING than taking this crap. Antidepressants can cause depression, if that isn't proof they don't work...I don't know what is. BTW, this med was made in 1962 in Germany and that isn't too long after Hitler and I would eat my shorts if his Dr's weren't behind this monstrosity. I read the clinical observations of this med and they claimed it had excellent antidepressant effects. Well, there isn't an antidepressant on earth that can claim that so you know where they can shove this stuff...sideways. If our governments weren't so corrupt, THEY would do the actual testing of these garbage meds and NONE would get approved! Calling this med crap is an understatement if there ever was one, I really hope I die and before I took this med I was okay. Dr's and Big Pharma are evil. M 41 2 weeks
25
9/21/2015
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 2  Insomnia Cannot get comfortable. My legs keep shifting almost like restless leg syndrome. Take with 1 mg clonazapam. Recently stopped taking ADHD medicine and bupropion same time. Severe depression and anxiety. M 50 5 days
20 MG 1X day
9/2/2015
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 5  Sleep3-5mg Take lowest dose 3-5mg 1-2hrs before bedtime sublingual. Bitter taste distracts from too much thinking. Sleep yummy, nice dreams. Wake up good coffee and another great day undeerway. Super cheap effective sleep med for me. No wt gain. I am buff and love fierce excersize! M 53 1 years
3-5mg
9/1/2015
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