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Reviews for trazodone systemic to treat Insomnia
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Desyrel Dividose (trazodone): This drug is a very mild, but effective drug. It can be used for long periods. I find it works hit and miss, but I need to take doses throughout the night.
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trazodone: I changed doctors yesterday because my doctor has gotten older and forgetful. My new Doc is 30ish and a woman. I have had sleeping problems most of my life. I am 56. Two years ago my insomnia got so bad I was going 4 and 5 nights with no sleep. Old Doc had me on as many as 4 sleep medicines at one time. Finally I worked out by problem by taking 3 mg Melatonin about 8:00 taking a hot bath, laying in bed watching boring TV, 9:00 taking 3 Valerian root supplements, just as I was going to bed taking 1 1/2 mg Xanax and 2 Tylenol simply sleep. Worked great. Now, new Doc says she will not give me Xanax, said it causes short term memory loss. She said to take 1, 2 or three 50 mg trazadone. I did last night and laid in bed all night trying to sleep.
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trazodone: My doctor placed me on this medicine due to the fact that I can not sleep at night, I suffer racing thoughts, and it works. The only thing that I don't like about it, is that I tend to be a little bit grumpy in the morning, but hey, I'm also like that without sleep.
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trazodone: I used to take 300 mg (prescribed) of this and it did nothing for me for sleep. I took 600 mg (not prescribed that way) and it still did nothing for me. Now I take 200 mg along with 200 mg of Seroquel and I fall asleep within an hour and wake up refreshed.
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trazodone: I was prescribed Trazodone to help me sleep and for severe back pain. I started at 50 mg at bedtime and worked my way up to 300 mg. Trazodone helped me to sleep and definitely decreased my severe back pain. Within one to two hours I was asleep. I awoke being groggy and uncoordinated. As the day went along, the grogginess and lack of coordination totally disappeared. I would awaken with a very dry mouth. My doctor even consented to my taking an additional 50 mg during the day to help with pain relief. I received no information about cessation. Withdrawal occurs with decreasing or abrupt cessation. A SLOW TAPER MUST BE USED!
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trazodone: I took Trazodone for a week for insomnia. I took 25 mg around 8 p.m. and was asleep by 10 p.m. Unfortunately, each night I had nightmares or vivid dreams (worse than with my PTSD, and those were pretty bad). The last night I stayed in a hotel room and had a dream that some frightening people came into my room and were saying that it was their room. When I went to call the front desk, they disappeared, then I was suddenly in a different room and could hear their laughter surrounding me, but no one was there.
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trazodone: I took 1/2 tablet to help me get into deep sleep. It worked great but I had an unusual side effect: I developed a violent cough which would come on at any time, day or night. This forced me to stop taking the drug, but it did help me sleep more deeply.
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trazodone: Excellent for sleep aid, seems to have significant effect on anxiety/depression as well. Doctor prescribed for anxiety. I cannot tell if constant anxiety created depression symptoms, or if anxiety is a sypmtom of depression. Regardless, mood is better with good night's sleep and ability to forget troubles instead of mull them over endlessly.
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trazodone: Its been two weeks since I started taking Trazodone. I started taking 100mg, slept great but woke up with headaches and pain in neck that lasted throughout the day. Switched to taking half a pill, seems plenty but dizzy and slowness at times during the day. Waiting for better effects.
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trazodone: Trazodone is a great sleeping medicine but once you take it you better stay in bed. I remember some nights I'd get thirsty because it gave me dry mouth, and I'd end up fainting, crashing into hallways, kitchen cabinets, I'm lucky I haven't suffered a concussion yet. But it does help me sleep, but the bad side effects are its too strong.
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trazodone: Insomnia due to Fibromyalgia! I have been prescribed Trazodone for the past 6 years. Limited drowiness in am (cup of coffee helps alleviate this problem. Yes, bad breath in morning and dry mouth, but I SLEEP! I am at a low dose and it still works great (75 mg). I take it with a low dose of Savella to manage my pain. Working well.
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trazodone: I have been on trazodone for insomnia for several years now. I was on another medication but had some major side effects from it. So far trazodone has been a good medication for me even with some minor side effects like sleepiness during the day, but that is tolerable.
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trazodone: I like the Trazadone, it works for me. When I first started taking it I woke up with a dry mouth, but is better now. I am like others, if I don't take it I don't sleep. I have been taking it for 4 years now at 150mg. So I would say just keep taking it - the side effects do go away.
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trazodone: Trazodone may have helped me to get some sleep with a lot of weird dreams, but it has also caused me to have a lot of irritability, lack of concentration, mood swings, etc.
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trazodone: Have been taking Trazodone for about 6 years and it works great. I take it for anxiety and it also lets me sleep. I have Sleep Apnea and I take it along with a Benadryl and a calcium tablet (for cramps). It works and it's cheap.
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trazodone: I was in detox to get off heroin. I was banging my head against the wall while in the hospital. The Doctor finally gave me Trazodone and I slept great. I've been taking it ever since. It's been 13 years.
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trazodone: I have been suffering chronic insomnia for a few years and have tried many different medications/sleeping pills/techniques. Everything I tried did nothing more than make me drowsy or uncomfortable. Trazodone however puts me straight to sleep on time every time when taken half an hour before sleeping, and I wake up having had a restful sleep.
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trazodone: I have taken trazodone off and on for about five years. As long as I'm taking it every night it works just fine, but if I skip a night I won't sleep at all. No physical dependence, but if I've been taking it regularly and then stop I can't sleep more than an hour a night for at least a week. Works well when taken nightly, but has a horrible rebound effect.
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trazodone: I was prescribed Trazadone to help me sleep because I was using Ativan and I wanted to get off it. I have taken it for 3 nights (50 mg). It takes about an hour to put me to sleep, but I am up again in about 4 hours, so far not the best.
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trazodone: I haven't been able to sleep for weeks. My doctor put me on trazodone 50mg and I slept like a baby last night but was groggy all day today. I'm taking 1/2 the dose tonight and see what happens tomorrow.
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trazodone: I haven't slept this good in years. Trazodone worked better than other medicine I've used and I wasn't a Zombie in the morning. The only thing I don't like is the minor nausea. It went away in about 10 minutes. Taking Trazodone with food prevents the nausea.
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trazodone: I've been using trazadone for four years since I had major anxiety issues which resulted in me being hospitalized for 4 weeks. I was perscribed this drug at 100mg, which went up to 200mg and finally 250mg, which I take at night. It's helped me sleep and calms me down during day and has been a Godsend to me.
If sleep and anxiety are a problem I would recommend this drug without hesitation and I've had no side effects whatsoever.
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trazodone: I was given Trazodone for insomnia after a few other medicines didn't work for me. My doctor gave me a list of frequent side effects. Imagine my surprise (and ultimately his) when half an hour after taking the medication I became incontinent. Fortunately this resolved itself by the following morning but it didn't put me to sleep at all. I told the doctor about this and he recommended to try one more time because sometimes the side effects clear up with repeated use. No such luck. I've been told this is a farely rare occurrence but please keep it in mind.
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trazodone: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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trazodone: 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: 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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