Brand Name: Silenor
Generic Name: Doxepin
Primary Use: Insomnia
Dosage Forms:
Oral tablets of 3mg, and 6mg
Common Side Effects:
Preferable for short-term use but 3mg dose has been researched on for 3 months with safe outcomes. Longer use and higher doses needs doctor’s advice.
Most common consequences of long-term use:
Silenor has shown to be effective at 3mg and 6mg doses in increasing total sleep duration to about half an hour without causing dependency or addiction.
Generic Name: Doxepin
Primary Use: Insomnia
Dosage Forms:
Oral tablets of 3mg, and 6mg
Common Side Effects:
- Stuffy nose
- Sneezing
- Sore throat
- Nausea
- Tiredness
- Drowsiness
- White patches on skin
- Skin sores and swelling
- Burning micturition
- Difficulty in breathing
- Unusual behaviour and thoughts
- Eye pain and congestion
- Seizures
- Chest pain
- Sad mood
- Negative, self-harming thoughts
- Light-headedness
- Hallucination, confusion
- Mouth sores, swollen gums
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Pale skin
- Unusual fatigue
- Cold extremities
Preferable for short-term use but 3mg dose has been researched on for 3 months with safe outcomes. Longer use and higher doses needs doctor’s advice.
Most common consequences of long-term use:
- Tardive dyskinesia
- Extrapyramidal side effects
- Confusion, hallucination, disorientation
- Numbness, altered tactile sensation
- Constipation, urinary retention.
Silenor has shown to be effective at 3mg and 6mg doses in increasing total sleep duration to about half an hour without causing dependency or addiction.
