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What is Doxepin?

Doxepin is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression. Off label it is used as an analgesic for certain chronic and neuropathic pain and for anxiety. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 17%
Mild
2 17%
None
8 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Some Insominia
1 8%
Constipation
1 8%
Increased appetite
1 8%
dried out mucus membranes all over my body
1 8%
Sleepiness
1 8%
Chest pain
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Doxepin. See all 13 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 2 50mg as needed daily 1 tbs. daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Doxepin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
8 67% Did not seem to work: 67%
Other
2 17% Other: 17%
Course of treatment ended
2 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%
Personal research
1 8% Personal research: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Doxepin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Doxepin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
2
3
6
3
9

Stopped Taking Doxepin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
5
2
2
1
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 83%
Usually
2 17%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 8%
Somewhat
2 17%
A little
2 17%
Not at all
7 58%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
11 92%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.