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I am currently taking 150mg of dothiepin at night. I have been taking dothiepin on and off for about twenty years. Last night I took 75mg. I didn't sleep very well. Today I have felt weepy and light headed giddy almost and sick. I was wondering if anybody has had these withdrawal symptoms? I am also taking mirtazapine 30mg and lithium 1,000mg so I'm probably over medicated. I know the next few days will be quite rough for me. Has anybody else experienced dothiepin withdrawal after a long time on the drug?
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ColinB
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Colin.
Pooh_bear
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Lizy
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Thanks I could do with it being upped, but can't face going back yet again its only been 2 weeks since my last visit!!!!! I have already had to begg for another perscription from the practise nurse as I ran out of eye drops she wasn't very impressed.
Been to citizen advice and they put us in the picture it wasn't a very nice one which is why I have got worse.
Could do with something nice happening for a change, had over 2 years of constant none stop illness and bad luck.
How are you? I take Normacol as I was told its better than fybogel, less sugar and kinder to the body. Hope you are not feeling too bad.
Lizzy
Pooh_bear
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I have to go for a routine appt next week so really want to wait till then. I have tried to get CBT and councelling from my Gp but he told me I wasn't a suitable candidate my rheumatologist was a little surprised at the outcome, but wasn't prepared to push the fact. So eventually I convinced my Gp to up my dothiepin from the 25mg that rheumi had put me on to 125mg. At least I am managing to get a nights sleep.
I have about 100 sachets of fybogel mainly lemon a few orange and the none flavoured ones I managed to get rid of by mixing with the others.
My hubby use to work long hours too so it has taken a little while to adjust to him being home all the time. At least he hardly ever spent nights away, If he did I didn't have a wink of sleep. As for the sacking he is apealing but his union have told him hes wasting his time. Its all down to a personality clash between him and his boss which he didn't manage very well as he was so stressed looking after me and our 4 kids.
So are you still getting withdrawal symptoms or are they passing now? I wish you a good day.
Lizzy
moggymoo73
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I've been taking dothiepin for many years about 10 years or more I began to get like a dizzy Feeling blanking out and seeing things that won't there ?? I went to see neurological specialist and he advised me to come of the tablets I was on high dose 75mg in a morning 150 at night I reduced from 75 to 50 for a week in a morning then 50 to 25 then none in a morning and just 150 at night and same again with the nights I'm at a breaking point right now I feel horrible I'm on 25 at night and 15 mitrazapine when I stop 25mg I have to up mitrazapine another 15 ?? My body hurts I've got bad cramps I can't poo I can't get my head round anything I'm bumping into things can't hear very good and I just wanna curl up and die my whole body aches and I'm holding a full time job 40 plus hours will I ever feel normal again ???? Xxxxx
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elizabeth46412 Pooh_bear
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Now my chemist says they do not get them any more, so I have had to go on to
Lofepramine,,, 70mg. two a night.
I had problems with them for a couple of weeks, but now manage fine,..
Seems that you are taking a lot of Lithium. I was advised that I should not cut down, or stop any drugs without the doctors say so.
Very best wishes, Elizabeth.
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