Novo-Doxepin
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Silenor?
Brand Names: Canada:
Apo-Doxepin?;Doxepine;Novo-Doxepin;Sinequan?
Uses
- It is used to treat low mood (depression).
- It is used to treat anxiety.
- It is used to treat sleep problems.
- It is used to ease long-term pain problems.
- Doxepin raises chemicals in the brain.
- With low mood (depression), sleep and eating habits may get better fast. Other signs may take up to 4 to 6 weeks to get better.
Dosing
How to take
- Take at bedtime if it causes sleepiness.
- Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
- There is a liquid (concentrate) if you cannot swallow pills.
- Those who have feeding tubes may also use the liquid. Flush the feeding tube before and after this drug is given.
- Silenor?
- Take on an empty stomach.
- Take at bedtime.
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