Definition Doxepin is used as a tricyclic antidepressant for depression, but also for the treatment of addictions, especially opiate addiction. Doxepin is a reuptake inhibitor. This means that it prevents messenger substances such as norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin from being absorbed into the nerve cells of the brain. Thus, more neurotransmitters are available again, which … Doxepin
Contraindications As with other drugs, there are contraindications for Doxepin, which makes it impossible to take Doxepin: Hypersensitivity to doxepin or related substances Delir (clouding of consciousness with additional sensory delusions or delusions) Narrow Angle Glaucoma Acute urinary retention Prostatic hyperplasia (enlargement of the prostate gland) with additional residual urine formation For intestinal paralysis During … Contraindications | Doxepin
