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What is Dosulepin?

Dosulepin is a tricyclic antidepressant medication approved for use in UK. It elevates mood, increases physical activity and appetite, and generally increases interest in everyday activities. It is used in the long-term treatment of depression, particularly if anxiety and sleeplessness are symptoms. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 5 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Other 4 0
Treat my mood condition(s) 3 0
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 2 0
Fibromyalgia 1 0
Sleep problems 1 0

See all 13 patients currently taking Dosulepin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Dosulepin

Dry eyes 1
Confusion 1

Reported Dosages

  25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 225 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dosulepin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 40%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 40%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Dosulepin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Dosulepin

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

Stopped Taking Dosulepin

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dosulepin

Always
 2 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dosulepin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dosulepin

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

Report created on February 10, 2012.