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    Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
    9/4/2020 8:10:30 PM

    Reviewer: skywlf, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    This is an old med but it helps me for sleep.

    Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
    3/24/2019 10:58:17 PM

    Reviewer: Tinkerbell, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    I have major depression with anxiety and fibromyalgia. I'm using it for help sleeping. It works great most nights but sometimes I wake up off and on. I definitely sleep more with using it so any help is better than mine at all!

    Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
    2/22/2019 1:10:54 AM

    Reviewer: Mojave, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    Perhaps the 25mg is ineffective for a very large man. Perhaps 'tis ineffective as I have a natural resistance to anesthesia that may be reflected by this drug. I continue to be sleep deprived.

    Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
    9/15/2017 7:53:56 PM

    Reviewer: donttakethis, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    Prescribed for trouble sleeping and depression to try to replace Klonipin in the long run. READ WARNINGS & DO NOT TAKE! Got severe abnormal heartbeats, had to go to the hospital and monitor overnight to make sure no damage was done. And that was on the very lowest dose! Very scary experience, do not recommend. I feel much better now that I'm off of it.

    Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
    7/10/2017 11:59:41 AM

    Reviewer: Sadie09, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 3

    Comment:
    I've been on Doxepin for over a year now to help with sleep. I get migraines and lack of sleep was a trigger. It has done wonders as far as that is concerned! Whenever I wake up in the middle of the night now, I'm able to just roll over and fall right back to sleep. BUT, unfortunately, I believe it's also contributed to hair loss... as in chunks of hair coming out! Now I take anoth ... Show Full Comment

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