Trazodone - If 100mg did not put me to sleep should I try 150 tonight or 100mg again?

I have been taking150 mg of trazodone and it’s lost it’s effectiveness. I wake up 2-3 times a night and never get more than two hours of continuous sleep. I hope melatonin helps out.

I am at 150mg and have been there for 6 months and sleeping much better, at least 5-6 hours a night sometimes more but it is broken sleep but I will take it, honestly it took me about 3 weeks before it really kicked in, I was groggy, dizzy feeling in the morning, hated it but now honestly I wouldn't live without it, after EVERYTHING failed and I thought this would to after 3 weeks my Dr insured me to stick with it and it took time but it worked!! 150 is my dose - also all my daytime anxiety is gone, I would have rapid heartrate and anxiety during the day - ZERO, it's non existent now

Hi there. Its my first time here and came across to your comment. I am also in my 2 weeks with only 10-14 hours of sleep during the whole period. That is like 1 hour every night not even sometimes. I am on my 2nd night of trazodone and not working at all. You said you are taking trazodone and melatonin at the same time. Any side effects? Please help.

I have found relief, I take 150mg of Trazadone, on super bad nights I take an add'l 25mg, it took my body about 10 days to fully adjust but now I am getting 5-7 hours sleep most night, some may think that's not much but from 8-10 a WEEK to sleeping some each night, I will take it!! I take no other drugs, I hate the thought that I need it, but it has helped my day time anxiety, almost never get that anymore (think it was caused by not sleeping) and it's giving me some sleep and it's not expensive either!

Does it make you groggy in the morning? I've only taken 100mg at a time.

I have tried Benadryl and my Dr did tell me to try it, the problem with it is its not long term, you build a tolerance fast, it does not help me sleep so I never did build a tolerance. I have tried every single OTC drug for sleep and have spent I bet 500+++ in natural medicine/herbs from the Health food store and on-line, you name it, I've tried it, sound machine, oils, Epson salt baths, my Dr said it can't just be fixed like that, I have a racy mind, you have to slow that down and Trazadone at 150mg a night is doing that thankfully.

I was looking on this site and saw your post. I know it has been a while ago and hope you are doing better. If not, I would suggest chiropractic. Which I probably need to go back to mine for same reason. Hopefully they can help, worth a try if you can find a good one. Blessings to you.

Thank you, I will try 100mg again tonight since she noted 50mg-100mg per night and if that doesn't work I will call on Monday and see about increasing. That's EXACTLY what I did last night, I took it, laid in bed and read my book to relax. I had my ocean sound machine on all night, that does help some, for sure it helps my mind not run crazy "as much". The hangover was AWFUl all day, thank god I didn't need to leave the house today, just cleaned and cleaned :)

I bet everything is super clean now lol ... how did you sleep last night?

Dr prescribed it FOR INSOMNIA - Lunesta was not working. I've tried every over the counter and natural sleep aide I could get my hands on, nothing has worked, less than 8 hours a WEEK is getting hard to handle after a year, I can barely do my job ;(

Anyone suggest non-,medical solutions? Nutrition, changes of habit (especially 3-hours before bed-time), mid-day exercise, etc.? Lots of great stuff coming out of sleep studies these days.