Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects. Be sure to mention any of the following: cimetidine (Tagamet) medications for cough, cold, or allergies quinidine (in Nuedexta) sedatives selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem, Selfemra, in Symbyax), fluvoxamine (Luvox), paroxetine (Brisdelle, Paxil, Pexeva), and sertraline (Zoloft) other sleeping pills tolazamide and tranquilizers. tell your doctor and pharmacist what other prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take.If you stop taking doxepin, you should wait at least 14 days before you start to take an MAO inhibitor.
Your doctor will probably tell you not to take doxepin. Also tell your doctor if you are taking or receiving methylene blue (Provayblue) or linezolid (Zyvox). tell your doctor if you are taking a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), and tranylcypromine (Parnate), or if you have stopped taking an MAO inhibitor within the past 14 days.Ask your pharmacist or check the Medication Guide for a list of the ingredients. tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to doxepin (Silenor), amoxapine, loxapine, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in doxepin (Silenor) tablets.You can also visit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website ( ) to obtain the Medication Guide. Read the information carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions. Your doctor or pharmacist will give you the manufacturer's patient information sheet (Medication Guide) when you begin treatment with doxepin (Silenor) and each time you refill your prescription. If your sleep does not improve within 7-10 days, or gets worse call your doctor. You should begin to sleep better during the first few days of treatment with doxepin (Silenor). Do not take doxepin (Silenor) if you will be unable to go to bed right away and remain asleep for 7 to 8 hours after taking the medication. Plan to go to bed right after you take doxepin (Silenor) and to stay in bed for 7 to 8 hours. You will probably become very sleepy soon after you take doxepin (Silenor) and will remain sleepy for some time after you take the medication. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Take doxepin (Silenor) exactly as directed. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Do not take doxepin (Silenor) within 3 hours of a meal.
It is usually taken once a day, within 30 minutes of bedtime. Doxepin (Silenor) comes as a tablet to take by mouth.
0 kommentar(er)
