Dosulepin Report for Patients Like You

What is Dosulepin?

An example of 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.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
			Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations	Major	Moderate	Slight	None	Can’t tell
Depressed mood	6	3
Nerve pain (neuralgia)	2	0
Fibromyalgia	2	1
Unrefreshing or poor sleep	2	1
Difficulty sleeping through night	1	0
Migraine headaches	1	0

See all 10 reasons taken ▼

See all 17 patients currently taking Dosulepin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	1
Moderate	0
Mild	1
None	1

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

See all 6 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Weight gain	1	1
Dry eyes	1	1
Confusion	1	1
Pressure headaches	1	1
Chest pain with flushing/nausea	1	1
Chronic constipation	1	1

Reported Dosages

25 mg daily	50 mg daily	75 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	225 mg daily
3	2	6	7	1	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
Side effects too severe	2
Doctor's advice	1
Other	1

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Dosulepin

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

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	2	0	2

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
1	2	3	0	0	0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dosulepin

Always	2	67%
Usually	0	0%
Sometimes	1	33%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dosulepin

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	0	0%
A little	0	0%
Not at all	3	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%