Posted by clipper40 on October 28, 2008, at 5:16:53
In reply to Is anyone taking doxepin?, posted by Quintal on October 27, 2008, at 15:44:30
I've been on doxepin off and on for MANY years. Most of the time I've only taken a small amount of it (12.5 mg - 25 mg). It has been a great drug for me in terms of fighting anxiety and lifting mood and keeping me asleep once I've fallen asleep. The major grogginess should go away after a few days. Once your body is adjusted to the medication, it is less effective at getting you to sleep than keeping you asleep. Also, once you're body is adjusted to it, I'm not sure if you will have any residual hangover effect in the morning. (I always had that hangover feeling but it turns out that it was probably caused, at least in part, by something else.) Additional pro for me was that doxepin helped a lot with my allergies.
The cons were that it increased my appetite, decreased my memory somewhat and possibly impeded concentration a bit. I went off of it a few months ago because I started sleeping through my alarms in the morning but staying asleep is a lot more difficult now and my mood is definitely lower.
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