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trazodone for Insomnia: I have been taking 200mg of Trazodone each night before bed, for 13 months. It has helped me with my sleep problems and would recommend it to anyone.
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trazodone for Insomnia: Trazodone was the first prescribed medication I started taking for my insomnia and I love it. Its non habit-forming which is just what I was looking for and it knocks me out. I finally get a normal days sleep.
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trazodone for Insomnia: I have used Trazodone for about a year my dose is around 225mg. It seems to be one of the few sleep medication that has worked for me. Most other medications I have been on for sleep have had side effects which often out weighed the benefits. The only "side effect" of Trazodone I get is sleepiness. Although I don't see sleepiness as a problem when I am taking it for insomnia. It also is typically no longer making me sleepy after approximately 8 hours.
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trazodone for Insomnia: I was placed on this medicine to see if I could get into the deeper stages of sleep. Well, I must be odd but it causes me to be agitated after taking it, light sleep/heavy dreaming AND I'm hung-over and very drugged the next day. I have now stopped taking this drug since I appear to be having yet another paradoxical effect. Meaning, it does the opposite of what it's supposed to do. Wish I could find something that would get and keep me in the deep stages of sleep.
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trazodone for Insomnia: No real side effects other than sleepiness -- but since it's been prescribed to me for insomnia, that's kind of a bonus. It wears off by the time it's time to start my day and I go about with a clear head. It also seems to help abate some of my OCD rampant obsessive thought cycles. I take it in tandem with Lexapro, Wellbutrin and klonopin.
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trazodone for Insomnia: My Pain doctor suggested I try this medicine since I was having major insomnia due to flashbacks (PTSD). It is working GREAT. Mood has improved, I sleep great and the memories/bad thoughts have gone. Side effects were minimal with dry mouth but after using a OTC mouth rinse that side effect was alleviated.
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Desyrel (trazodone) for Depression: I've taken trazadone for about 6 years after a brain injury caused severe depression and anxiety. I take 200mg (down from 300 mg) at night and it really helps me sleep. I've had no unpleasant side effects.
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trazodone for Insomnia: Excellent drug. I sleep like a baby every night, and wake refreshed and ready to face the day. I sometimes get drowsy during the day though, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.
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trazodone for Sedation: I have used trazodone for more than a year. It's a miracle drug. I stay asleep and feel rested. 50mg in the day time and 150mg at night.
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trazodone for Insomnia: Trazodone has to be the best thing that has ever happened to me (sleep wise). I'd always be wide awake lying there waiting for every night to pass by, then I started taking trazodone and I had the best sleeps of my life. I am also on an anti-depressant(Celexa). So when I went off that, I had to go off of my trazodone, now I barely sleep anymore. I slept for a total of 45 minutes last night.
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trazodone for Depression: I have had trouble sleeping since I was 18 years old. I was ignored by my doctor. 32 years later when I started going to a new doctor that would listen to me she put me on 50mg trazadone. My life is so much better. I can get to sleep and stay asleep. There are no more disruptive repetitive thoughts and waking up screaming. I have been on it 4 years now and have no intention of going off of it. I suspect maybe a slight weight gain, but I am not absolutely sure it is the medicine causing it.
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trazodone for Sedation: I have been taking Trazodone for a few years. I had bad anxiety and a lot of trouble sleeping. It definitely helped me sleep. I had to stop taking it for both pregnancies. I will go back on it as soon as I'm done nursing.
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Desyrel (trazodone) for Sedation: I take a 50 mg Desyrel at night, about 10 min before I'm ready to go to sleep. I have been on it for 5 years, with no side effects. I used to not be able to stay asleep. Now, I sleep like a baby. I also take Zoloft in conjunction with Trazodone.
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trazodone for Sedation: My daughter started taking Trazodone several months ago for nightime migraines/sleep and they seem to be working well. I have just started taking trazodone for REM nightmares and sleep/wakeness.
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trazodone for Sedation: I take 200mg at bedtime to help me sleep. I have been taking it for a year and a half. Generally, it does not make me sleepy. However, my problem was not falling asleep, but staying asleep. This drug allows me to do just that.
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trazodone for Sedation: I was prescribed this drug to help me sleep. I am on EMSAM for an antidepressant and it keeps me awake at night. I found that Trazodone works well for sleep, but aching muscles and bones has made the drug just not worth it for me.
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trazodone for Sedation: I have taken Trazodone for yrs in conjunction w/ Paxil. I was given the Trazodone for insomnia and it works for me. I take it at bed time and I am alseep within 15min. Generally I sleep throughout the night as well.
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trazodone for Depression: I have been on trazadone for 4 months now and it started to work within 4 weeks of me taking it. I was prescribed it for depression and insomnia. Since i noticed its full effects, I am sleeping throughout the night and my moods seem a lot more stable.
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trazodone for Sedation: I was prescribed Trazodone for insomnia. I have been taking it for about 4 months now and it doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. I am still up all night. Does anyone else taking Trazodone feel like this is happening to them?
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