Trazodone for Insomnia User Reviews (Page 3)

• Ang...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 8, 2019

"I had tried Benadryl and melatonin but my body quickly got used to it. My anxiety and insomnia were progressively getting worse. I was first put on trazodone 50 mg for sleep. I was scared to take the whole pill so I cut it in half. That night I slept about 4 hours and then woke up. I too had some nasal congestion. I had Flonase which was helpful. I finally became desperate enough to take a whole pill. There was an improvement, the nasal issue went away but still wasn’t sleeping the whole night. I was desperate enough to try 1.5 pills=75mg. I have never had such quality sleep in my life. When I wake up, I do feel a little groggy but it passes quickly as soon as I’ve had my coffee and shower. I have energy and my anxiety has decreased. I no longer have any side effects."

• And...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 1, 2020

"I have been taking Trazodone 50mg for over 15 years. My doctor assures me that 50mg is not a risky level, but how do they know the long term? It has helped me tremendously. I have never had a problem with falling asleep, but after 2-3 hours of good sleep, I would wake up and be very restless. Trazodone has helped to stop this, and now even if I am awake, I am relaxed. A few times I have stopped taking them or have run out (for a few days) and I go right back to the old problem. I would not be without it."

• res...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 5, 2013

"This helps me fall asleep fast and stay asleep most nights. I wake feeling rested, without that drowsy feeling the next morning. I would tell everyone who has insomnia to take this. I take trazodone every night and have not experienced any side effects. What a lifesaver"

• Tra...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 21, 2013

"I started taking Trazodone 50mg since more than a year now. My doctor told me to only take it if I think I won't be able to sleep after a long stressful day. Sometimes I only take half of the pill, which tends to work to fall asleep faster, but I regularly wake up during the night and can't fall asleep anymore. I do not notice any side effects while taking them."

• lin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 15, 2014

"Ever since I started using this (thanks so much, doc!), I have been in heaven. I have had problems sleeping for months, maybe even a year, but not as extreme then. I start to feel tired and my eyes start to want to shut just 20-25 minutes after I take this! The 'window of opportunity' where it is most obvious it's working (when I feel sleepiest) is, obviously, the time I go to bed. The one time I missed that window was out of experimentation, as I wanted to know if it would knock me out as I was sitting on my couch. It didn't work! When I went to bed that night, it was very hard to do so. So now, I always head straight to bed when I feel sleepiest."

• Ela...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 30, 2019

"I have taken Trazodone at bedtime for over 20 years. I have learned to adjust my bedtime dose and take from 25 to 100 mg before bed. I take it as I get into bed. I began taking it as a 30 something because anxiety and worry kept me from falling and staying asleep. Now that I am older, I need to use the bathroom during the night so do wake up but usually can fall right back to sleep. If I have caffeine in the afternoon and evening, I take the higher dose at night because I won't get a good sleep. I wake fine in the morning and do have a cup of coffee while I wake up fully. I have found if I miss taking a dose at night, I can fall asleep but not deeply. And I may have odd thought like dreams throughout the night. Also, when on the Trazodone, I do not dream or at least do not remember any dreams. I believe that it is a good sleep aid and that some haven't given themselves time to adjust to it as a sleep aid."

• xMa...
• December 22, 2016

"Because of depression, I had developed insomnia. My doctor had prescribed me Ambien, but that wore off real quick, and it wasn't working anymore. Then I was feeling even more depressed because I was worrying about sleeplessness, which led me to a vicious cycle. Then I tried this Trazodone, it has been a godsend for me. I feel normal again, sleep like a baby, at first, before Trazodone, I was sleeping about three hours or so. I have 50 mg and 100 mg. I usually go with 50 mg, and I'm a pretty big dude, 250 lbs. Just take it with a little food before bedtime, if you don't, it won't work as well. Good luck and be patient if you're new to this drug. You have to do a little experiment on yourself with this before you get it right as far as dosage and time."

• Anonymous
• April 20, 2009

"I have been suffering from chronic insomnia for a few years and have tried many different medications, sleeping pills, and 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."

• Gar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 11, 2013

"Took 100mg for the first time last night. Don't think I rolled over all night - my hip is aching this morning, possibly because I slept in one position. I slept through my alarm this morning. Three cups of coffee later, I'm still groggy. I'll try 50mg tonight and see if it works without the side effects. I'd advise starting at a low dosage and working your way up."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 5, 2024

"It's freaking magic. After months of going to work on as little as two hours of sleep (twice zero sleep), I went to urgent care after a no-sleep night, freaking out. I started taking Trazodone about a year ago and have generally slept six hours. Often more."

• Too...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 8, 2014

"My psych prescribed trazodone 50 mg when I first started seeing her. I took it one time and still didn't sleep so I tossed it. A few nights ago I was so frustrated because I hadn't slept for days so I tore the medicine cabinet apart looking for anything that would make me sleep. I found the trazodone. I took one and bam, I was out like a light for 8 hours. Guess I will give it another shot now!"

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 11, 2025

"Was given this to try for sleep. I take 100 mg each night. It makes me drowsy, and I fall asleep quickly, but it does not help me stay asleep. I still wake up many times throughout the night. No side effects or hangover, though."

• Eri...
• September 17, 2014

"My wife and I have tried the whole gamut of sleep aids. Trazodone works pretty well. It seems to cause 'funny' dreams, but other than that, it does make you sleep. The only exception we have to most people's experiences is we find even 12.5 mg is 'too much', resulting in an over-sedated feeling in the morning. We try to cut the tablet into 8 parts, but it is difficult. So, a 25 mg, or even 10 mg tablet would be great."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 13, 2017

"I was given trazodone for insomnia. I generally don't fall asleep until early morning! I started this medication 6 months ago and am so thankful for it! I have read a lot of reviews with people saying they are sleeping 14 hours, I personally have not experienced that. I was told to start with 50 mg, didn't seem to do the trick for me. I started taking 100 mg and it works great! I thought I needed something to shut my mind down because it doesn't ever seem to shut off! It definitely doesn't shut the mind down but I have found if I do deep breathing and take the trazodone I'm usually out within 20 minutes! I have never felt dizzy or fatigued like others are saying but medications work different for everyone."

• ano...
• October 29, 2013

"Started taking trazodone as an aid to sleep since I was upping my alprazolam to try and fall asleep and didn't want to keep upping it (I take 1.5 mg/day). Have had trouble falling and staying asleep since I was young. Also take 40 mg citalopram for depression. Trazodone works great for me at 25 mg, taken ~30 minutes or so before sleeping, along with 0.5-1 mg alprazolam. Does have a dizzying effect, so I never take it unless I know I'm going to bed. Anything over 25 mg for me causes a hangover the next day (fogginess, tiredness), but I am petite. But it works wonders to calm a racing mind and get me to sleep and wake up feeling refreshed on 25 mg. Haven't experienced other side effects while taking mostly every day for ~ 2 years."

• Lew...
• February 23, 2017

"This is my favorite hypnotic drug. I've been suffering from insomnia for at least ten years, with good stretches and bad ones. Through CBT, I've learned to worry less about sleep, but I'm still a light sleeper and would wake up many times during the night, which is a source of anxiety and a burden. Taking 25 mg allows me to sleep through the night with fewer awakenings and less difficulty falling back to sleep. Trazodone is a tool in your arsenal, but it's not 'sleep-in-a-pill': it won't knock you out like the benzos or z-drugs, and that's not a bad thing, because this effect tends to create tolerance and rebound insomnia. Also, allow one week for the effects to stabilize before drawing any conclusion."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 1, 2015

"I've been on Trazodone for more than four years. Started for insomnia during my PhD program. I'm a woman, 5'10, 170, and work out five days a week. I need between 100-150 mg to get this medicine to work, but I have never had the hangover the next morning. Most sleep aids knock me out for days - that's never been an issue with Trazodone - I would not have finished my PhD or survived my first year as a full-time professor without it."

• Chr...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 9, 2017

"I was given trazodone by my psychiatrist instead of imovane or benzodiazepines. At first, I took 50mg. The 1st week, it was hard to get up in the morning, but that got better. Then I went up to 100mg and couldn't handle it (too groggy), so back down to 50mg. This med helped me for months, so if you can get through the first few weeks of morning grogginess, give it a try. I suffer from major depression, anxiety, insomnia, and I am a recovering alcoholic."

• moz...
• September 19, 2015

"I'm a poster child for this drug. I had severe insomnia in my early 30s (i.e., NO sleep for three nights running without a sleeping aid), and various Rxs were of little help. I started out on 150 mg. and in the early part of the many years I've been taking it I whittled it down to 12.5 mg, a quarter of a 50 mg pill. A ridiculously small amount, but I've tested it and know it's not a placebo. It works perfectly for me-I'm drowsy within 10 minutes of taking, sleep through the night, and I'm never fuzzy in the morning. Highly recommend."

• bl1...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 29, 2014

"I had a medical issue, followed by surgery, then severe insomnia. I took Ambien at first, and it works well, but I started sleepwalking with no memory, so I sought another treatment. Trazodone was next, but after six nights of wicked dreams and a racing heart, I quit Trazodone. I now take Zaleplon for insomnia and it's the best medicine yet. Zaleplon gives me 5-6 solid hours of sleep with no wild dreams and no sleepwalking."

• Hal...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 27, 2020

"Trazodone worked wonders for sleep at a dose of 50-100 mg for a few months, but tolerance quickly developed. For the next year, I stayed on 150 mg, all the while receiving VERY mixed results. Some nights sleep would occur within 30 minutes and I’d sleep 7-8 hours straight; other nights, it would take hours to kick in. When it did, it was only for short periods at a time. Then there were days I didn’t sleep at all. Instead of trying something different, my doctor instead increased my dose to 300 mg! DON’T BE FOOLED INTO BELIEVING TOLERANCE WILL NEVER BE AN ISSUE."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 22, 2014

"I have epilepsy, so sleep is a really important component of control, but I have issues with insomnia. I already take a lot of pills so I didn't want another, but my neurologist (whose specialty is actually sleep) suggested Trazodone because it doesn't alter sleep architecture and is non-addictive (something I wanted to avoid). This is by far the best sleep medicine I have tried, and I have tried Ambien and Lunesta. I guess I've also used my Klonopin, but I'd rather not take anything addictive very frequently. My dose is around 50-100 mg per night - depending on how tired I am."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 25, 2013

"Plain and simple, this medicine has been a lifesaver. Been taking 100 mg for a few years. If I forget to take it, I am wide awake after 3 or 4 hours. When taken, 7 hours is generally the minimum. Side effects are FAR outweighed by the benefits. Going to begin coming off of Cymbalta completely. I attribute that to having a better outlook on things due to being fully rested. It is amazing what a good night's sleep does for the mind! I actually enjoy my occasional movie-like vivid dreams."

• Pha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 26, 2016

"Took 50 mg last night to help me with my nighttime awakenings. I did not have any side effects and slept for over 8 hours! Best night of sleep in a long time. My plan is just to use this for a short period of time to get me through some stressful life events and then taper off. I am a pharmacist and looked at all the possible side effects before taking this medication. I must say, nothing adversely affected me and I am happy for this. Sleep is so important to me and this helped so much."

• Lee...
• June 10, 2024

"I had six months of 2-3 hours sleep. Went to work several times on zero sleep after 8 hours of racing brain. After another night of no sleep (none) I went to urgent care and was prescribed Trazodone. It's been six months, and for me, it was like magic. It just quiets my brain. Might not work for everyone but works for me so worth a try!"