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Severe dry eyes. on 31.25mg dothiepin. have to stop dothiepin completely before dry eyes go away? will halving the dose to 12.5 mg work?

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Dr. Michael Roman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

It may: Or it may cause the same dry eyes. Talk to your doctor and then try the half dose.

Answered 10/4/2016

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