Trazodone for Sedation User Reviews (Page 5)
Brand names: Raldesy
Reviews for Trazodone
- Mim...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- March 26, 2022
"On 50 mg of trazodone for a number of years. Now, although this medication helps me sleep well, I have to admit it causes me severe night sweats where I’m soaked straight through. I actually have to change to a dry top. Of course, when I sweat like this, I get very cold and chilled!"
- Jim...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- March 7, 2022
"I was taking trazodone for 8 years for insomnia. After a few years, it became ineffective. I kept taking it because I can't take any other sleeping pills. I didn't know trazodone is also an antidepressant. I can't take what I call regular antidepressants. I stopped trazodone 9 months ago. I have been having headaches, brain fog, and anxiety for 9 months now. It's called discontinuation syndrome. I call it a living nightmare. I am worried it will never go away."
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- Mik...
- December 14, 2021
"I was prescribed this as an alternative to Ambien when my new doctor refused to prescribe me what I was used to. After a single dose, BAM! Triggered the worst migraine of my life and, even worse, priapism. I didn't even know that was possible, but I guess it's one of those more rare side effects. USE WITH CAUTION."
- Cau...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- November 17, 2021
"This medication causes me to have very vivid and disconcerting dreams that are disorienting and, at times, downright disturbing. I take a 100 mg dose one time a day and have started Prazosin for the dreams. If this doesn't work, it's back to the drawing board."
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- December 7, 2015
"Hate this medication. I have been on Ambien in the past, but where I'm from, Nebraska, it is not considered a controlled substance, but in Louisiana, I guess it is. I slept great on Ambien. I've been put on 100 mg of trazodone, it does nothing for me. I think I slept a total of 3 hours last night. That and the fact I've come off pain pills for my back because my new 'dr' doesn't believe in prescribing narcotics. I'm constantly in pain, and now that I moved here and spent over a week in the hospital, I've also been on dr. release from work to find out I got terminated from my new job. Plus, now I guess I have congenital heart failure and lung disease. It definitely hasn't been a good experience here overall, though I love the area, as do my kids. But if I don't find a job quickly, who knows what will happen."
- daw...
- December 11, 2011
"Been on trazodone for 2 weeks and I feel amazing. I realize that my life before was a struggle. Now I sleep like a baby and feel great. My joy for life has returned. Trazodone is amazing."
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- The...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 26, 2019
"Trazodone saved my life. I don’t have the urge to drink alcohol. I sleep far better. My depression is not as bad. Alcohol is pure evil. Thank you, trazodone."
- lib...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- April 19, 2016
"I can only get a few hours of sleep without it, but I get a good night's sleep when I'm taking it regularly."
- Ver...
- February 23, 2012
"Was on trazodone years ago, it worked well for a while. Just restarted and what a godsend. Had been awake for three days. Fell asleep in ten minutes and slept for nine hours."
- Ant...
- February 3, 2020
Trazodone "50 mg Desyrel. Took it to help sleep. Worked very quickly, but gave me a stuffy nose. Also made me have weird dreams."
- joh...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- August 30, 2015
"Works great for me to get to sleep, however, I still can't sleep through the night."
- Pet...
- October 13, 2018
"Trazodone knocked me out within a few minutes. Slept like a baby for 6-7 hours."
- Jim...
- June 18, 2008
"I have used trazodone for more than a year. It's a miracle drug. I stay asleep and feel rested: 50 mg in the daytime and 150 mg at night."
- Jdo...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 3, 2021
Trazodone "Prescribed for sleeping. Tried three times, and every time it gave a stuffy nose. Extremely irritating, and couldn’t fall asleep because of that. To me, it was useless."
- wil...
- March 3, 2016
"I fell asleep fast, but woke very groggy, all day grogginess, with head swelling. I reported it to my dr. I was told to keep taking it. I told her no."
- she...
- April 17, 2008
"My daughter started taking trazodone several months ago for nighttime migraines/sleep, and they seem to be working well. I have just started taking trazodone for REM nightmares and sleep/wakefulness."
- Lor...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- October 27, 2023
"Works amazingly for sleep. I have to put something else here because it requires at least 50 characters, which it really didn't need."
- JHK...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 26, 2019
"It is okay for depression, but it is worth helping with insomnia. No brain fog with continued use of the medication."
- KBO...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- July 9, 2023
Trazodone "I love it. I've had problems sleeping since I was a child. It plagued me for a long time because I was also suffering from extreme fatigue. It's a godsend."
- Anonymous
- July 24, 2009
"Trazodone did knock me out instantly, and I slept well all night. Only problem is I was having violent nightmares when I took it, so I had to stop."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- June 22, 2012
"Sleep very well. Nausea, diarrhea."
- Anonymous
- February 1, 2011
"Was prescribed trazodone to help with sleep problems, but it actually woke me up a bit. After a week of using, I began to feel very depressed."
- Lor...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 5, 2019
"So, I was just put on trazodone, and it makes my heart pound. I don't know if I'm going to continue it."
- Llo...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- June 8, 2018
"I have a high tolerance to any medication, and I am taking 150 mg each day. I still have insomnia. I stopped taking trazodone because it did not work for me."
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"I have major depressive disorder and have always had trouble sleeping. Trazodone is great at making you fall asleep but hit or miss when it comes to staying asleep. Half the time I’ll only get 3-4 hours and can’t fall back asleep (I take 75 mg). I feel fine in the morning in terms of grogginess. People have complained about nightmares, but I’ve only had nightmares for 5 years straight, so I can’t comment on trazodone's contribution to that. It seems to vary from person to person quite a bit (effectiveness/side effects), so you’d have to try it to really know. Don’t make decisions off these comments."