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Posted by: Dazed n Confuzed | 2008/08/19

Q.

side effects from Trepiline

Hi Doc

I went to the Doctor yesterday for the third time to help with a neck spasm i have been having. The doctor prescribed Celebrex (one tablet at night) and Trepiline (25mg at night). I don' t think i have ever had such a good night' s sleep! Only problem is it is now almost 9:30 and i still don' t feel awake! I feel really tired and unable to concentrate. I suspect the Trepilene. I need to perform at work and really can' t feel like this everyday... Should i not rather stop taking them? Or should i give it some more time?

Thanks!

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Hi Dazed
Some people just feel very sleepy on Trepilene - try taking it at 18h00 in the evening ( the half life is 12 hours) and cut the dose to half of 25mg if you still feels "clapped" the next day!
Dr Bets

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Posted by: emm | 2013/05/04

I have been put on to Trepiline for Trigeminal Neuralgia initially. The dose was 10 mg at night which I took for about 1 month. I f elt really wierd in the morning - only feeling normal from about 5 p.m. the following day. I have halved the dosage now and do feel a little btter earlier in the day. I am not a drug taker, and am very sensitive to any medication. However, the "neuralgia"seems to have gone further now, and I have trigger spoits all over the body, and my big toes and heels of both feet are numb. Is this an effect of the tripiline....I wonder?

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Posted by: Lorraine | 2013/03/28

My GP has put me on 25mg of Trepiline starting with 1 for 3 days and then 2 from there onwards. After taking the 1st tablet I could not wake up and had no saliva. I am afraid to take 2 now. Do you suggest I just keep to 1 and will the symptons get any better. I do not need a sleeping tablet and am taking this for depression.

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Posted by: Lorraine | 2013/03/28

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Posted by: BMJ | 2008/08/19

Dear Dazed and confused

It is the Trepiline. I take 25mg every night, but I take my tablet no later than 6pm. It does not make you drowsy like a sleeping tablet does, so it does not matter to take it much earlier - that way it is defin out of the system by 6am the next day. I felt the croggy side effects for a few days though. Perhaps you should halve the tablet for now and then go on a full one on the weekend and see how it works.

BMJ

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Posted by: Jax | 2008/08/19

Hi there
My G P also prescribed Trepiline (but with zopax) for neck and back spasms among other symptoms. The initial dose was hectic and i now take 10mg of the Trepiline. It Works well and I can function in the morning. I went on a course of acupuncture which worked really well so most nights I don' t need to take anything.
Good luck.

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