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Is It Advisable To Increase The Dosage Of Dormison?
Question: I would like to know if I can change the dose of 10 mg dormison for 20mg because 10mg doesn't help me much. I'm taking dormison together with dothep 75. Thank for your help
Brief Answer:
The dose can be increased but other good options are available.
Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries
I can understand your concern. You are taking Dothep 75 (Dosulepin) and Dormison (Mehtylpentynol) 10 mg and have trouble in sleeping. You have persisting stress due to depression and panic attacks and this is causing difficulty in sleeping.
As your problems of insomnia is persisting even with 10 mg Dormison so I'd advise you to consult your doctor again and ask for more appropriate and safer drugs for sleep. Dormison can be increased to 20 mg for some time and this will help you in good sleep.
In my opinion other better drugs like Mirtazapine, Trazodon can help you in sleeping. These medicines are relatively safer and have few side effects. Even for short term benzodiazepines as Clonazepam or Lorazepam can be used for sleep.
Please consult your doctor for prescription of these drugs and before making any change in prescription.
Hope this helps you. Please don't hesitate to ask again for more doubts.
Take care. Thanks.
The dose can be increased but other good options are available.
Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries
I can understand your concern. You are taking Dothep 75 (Dosulepin) and Dormison (Mehtylpentynol) 10 mg and have trouble in sleeping. You have persisting stress due to depression and panic attacks and this is causing difficulty in sleeping.
As your problems of insomnia is persisting even with 10 mg Dormison so I'd advise you to consult your doctor again and ask for more appropriate and safer drugs for sleep. Dormison can be increased to 20 mg for some time and this will help you in good sleep.
In my opinion other better drugs like Mirtazapine, Trazodon can help you in sleeping. These medicines are relatively safer and have few side effects. Even for short term benzodiazepines as Clonazepam or Lorazepam can be used for sleep.
Please consult your doctor for prescription of these drugs and before making any change in prescription.
Hope this helps you. Please don't hesitate to ask again for more doubts.
Take care. Thanks.
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