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Reviewer: Destiny , 13-18 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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As I started reading the description for this medication, I was wondering why I am even on it. I have been taking this medicine for about 2 years now. I always thought this was an allergy medicine. My doctor prescribed it to be for allergies. Due to the amount of problems I have with them. I constantly brake out in hives. It helped out for quite awhile, now its really not doing anything. Im not su
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Reviewer: lalakelley, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I started taking this medication to help me sleep through the night. I couldn't sleep due to severe pain was taking 25mg a night and worked GREAT for a while. I have now been taking it for 2 months and can't wake up in the mornings, I end up falling asleep at 2-4am and sleeping till noon the next day. Also, didn't find out until today that the extra weight I put on was from it and the major swelli
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Reviewer: unicorn, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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It was supposed to help me relax and go to sleep. Instead, it wired me up to where I could not go to sleep at all!! I went back to Lunesta, at least it helps me relax.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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i use this Doxipen 150 mg for sleep. so far it has worked.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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