Trazodone and Dizziness: What Users Say (Page 3)

• 58m...
• July 29, 2015

For Sedation "My head spins with overactive thoughts at bedtime, causing insomnia. Ambien worked, but I changed to Trazodone 100 mg. I fell asleep quickly, but woke up feeling dizzy, as if hungover. The feeling lasted throughout the day. I didn't like the lingering feeling, so I halved the dose, 50 mg. Same side effects, felt drowsy and dizzy in the morning. I will go back to using Benadryl, as it didn't give me the zombie feeling like Trazodone. (Xanax worked for me, but I didn't want to get addicted to it, so I don't take it.)"

• Mam...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 28, 2016

For Anxiety "Great for getting to sleep and really cool dreams, however, too many side effects. I didn't realize it because I was on a couple of other drugs for anxiety, so I didn't know which one caused problems. After getting off it, I stopped having a constant hot feeling or sweating at night, bowel problems. I thought I had some disease because I had diarrhea all day. I also felt apathy/depression. When weaning off it, I felt dizzy and very confused. Had hypotension. Had trouble speaking."

• Dav...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 5, 2015

For Insomnia "Worked straight away. I took 100 mg just before bed. I became most sedated from 30 minutes to one and a half hours after taking it. So, this is the best window to be in bed and ready to fall asleep. After that, you still feel sedated but less so. Solid 8 hours of sleep every night without waking. I had some dizziness for the first couple of weeks, but this faded (not completely, but mostly). It does not matter if you are sleeping, but sometimes I can feel a little dizzy during the day."

• Dan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 27, 2012

For Insomnia "Took this for the first time last night. 100 mg pill. I went to sleep within 30 minutes, but I woke up 2 hours later and took a 50 mg pill to go back to sleep. I woke up 3 hours later because of how dry my mouth was. I had to put a wet towel in my mouth to go back to sleep because of how dry my mouth was. I went back to sleep, thankfully, and woke up 5 hours later. So overall, I got 10 hours of sleep. It puts you to sleep, but I'm having a lot of side effects - stuffy nose and dry mouth while I'm sleeping; I have now been up 4 hours and still have a headache and am somewhat dizzy. I'll give this a week and see if the side effects go away. We'll see what happens."

• Tir...
• July 3, 2016

For Insomnia "Four years ago, I came down with massive anxiety, which led to insomnia (still this way). My doctor started me off on 50 mg a night. Didn't work. So... I was prescribed 100 mg a night, not bad. Now I take 100-150 mg a night, and it does pretty good. Some nights, like tonight, I wake up and can't go back to sleep but won't take any more, as I would wake up with a migraine. I take Trazodone about half an hour before bed but have to eat something small or I get dizzy quickly. When this works for me, usually five times a week, I feel very rested and ready to go in the morning. I've tried several herbal and non-herbal, over-the-counter and prescription drugs, and this is the only one that has worked the best. Melatonin was a joke as I was wired off of it."

• Sle...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 2, 2016

For Insomnia "Once it is in your system, the side effects are not so strong. For me, it went from severe dizziness and basically 'knocking me out' to no side effects. I also woke up severely drowsy and thought, why take this if I can't function the next day? But, I got to a point where I was not sleeping at all, so I kept trying this drug, and it got better. I was able to get some sleep and not have harsh side effects. I want to take this short term to get back on track on my own. I am scheduled to see a sleep doctor, but until then, I will have to take this."

• jud...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 22, 2022

For Insomnia "25 mg knocks me out at bedtime. I sleep a sound 8 hours. That said, I quit after almost three weeks due to side effects. I know that you're supposed to give it a couple weeks, but I disliked the feeling so much I really didn't want to go on. Basically, the next day I would be drowsy, slightly dizzy, and just totally flat... for the whole day until bedtime again. Kind of slow-moving and spacey. A lot like being on antihistamines all day, every day. Not a good match for me. Effective for insomnia, but also effective for making me into a zombie."

• Amb...
• February 4, 2016

For Insomnia "I work nights and have struggled to sleep during the day for over a year. I've tried melatonin, OTC sleep aids, a completely darkened room, etc., etc. I went to my doc last week and was prescribed trazodone to start at 25 mg. I still didn't sleep better than usual. Yesterday I took the 50 mg and became violently ill an hour after, my heart was racing for the remainder of the day, and I was dizzy. I admit I was terrified I was dying because I'd never felt that way before. Needless to say, I'm not going to continue with this drug."

• sle...
• May 30, 2019

For Insomnia "Dr. prescribed 100 mg Trazodone. I took it last night, and within 15 minutes, I found my nose all stuffed up and hard to breathe through my mouth. When I tried to deep breathe, I couldn't. So, I started to feel a bit panicky. Normally, if I feel panic, I will deep breathe to try to stop the panic, but in this case, I couldn't deep breathe. My mind started racing and I almost called an ambulance, but I talked myself out of that. On top of all of that, I was really drowsy but couldn't sleep because I couldn't breathe. So, I went and got a strong cough drop, which helped a bit, and tried to lay down. But I had to sit up because laying down made the stuffed-up feeling worse. I almost passed out when I got up to get the cough drop as I felt dizzy. This went on for about 2 hours until I finally was able to lay down and fall asleep. Once asleep, I had crazy nightmares that woke me in terror. Now, 12 hours later, I still am stuffed up, but not as bad, and my mind is cloudy and I feel groggy. Never taking it again."

• Unk...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 14, 2022

For Insomnia "Firstly, everyone has different experiences. Mine has been absolutely terrible. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. I'm on my 4th night (25 mg), and I've been vomiting, have severe headaches, and am so dizzy, and I started getting body shakes/tremors. I'm not taking any more, and I'm terrified I'll have withdrawal symptoms."

• ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 19, 2013

For Depression "I started taking this a few days ago to replace Seroquel for depression and insomnia. It was terrible the first day, it made me so dizzy I couldn't even sit up, and after that, it just made me drowsy. I couldn't sleep at all and had to resort to taking Seroquel."

• aet...
• December 30, 2018

For Insomnia "I had high hopes because the drug seemed to work at first. Unfortunately, I slept better only because it was the beginning of my vacation, and Trazodone made me way more miserable than before I started taking it. My sleep hasn't improved at all over the period of 2 weeks. The dose of 50 mg makes me so dizzy and groggy that I am unable to work or think clearly, and I still wake up at 4 am, and I am unable to fall back to sleep. 25 mg seems to have a mildly sedative action, but I get the same from hops without side effects. Talking to people while under the effects of this drug feels weird because I get the feeling that they will think I am stoned. Walking feels weird because I'm feeling wobbly. I prefer to have insomnia than to have both insomnia and feel incredibly dull every day. I will be tapering it off, and I just hope it won't cause even worse anxiety and sleeplessness than what I am currently facing."

• aet...
• December 30, 2018

For Insomnia "I had high hopes because the drug seemed to work at first. Unfortunately, I slept better only because it was the beginning of my vacation, and Trazodone made me way more miserable than before I started taking it. My sleep hasn't improved at all over the period of 2 weeks. The dose of 50 mg makes me so dizzy and groggy that I am unable to work or think clearly, and I still wake up at 4 am, and I am unable to fall back to sleep. 25 mg seems to have a mildly sedative action, but I get the same from hops without side effects. Talking to people while under the effects of this drug feels weird because I get the feeling that they will think I am stoned. Walking feels weird because I'm feeling wobbly. I prefer to have insomnia than to have both insomnia and feel incredibly dull every day. I will be tapering it off, and I just hope it won't cause even worse anxiety and sleeplessness than what I am currently facing."

• Ada...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 1, 2019

For Insomnia "This was a horrific drug. I took one 50 mg tablet and was knocked into a sleep-like state where my body was sleeping but my mind was fully aware. The next morning, I was hungover and felt sleep-deprived. One month later, I tried it again. My eyelids were heavy, but I was completely awake for hours. When I got out of bed at 3:00 a.m., I couldn't walk a straight line. While the warnings may refer to this as dizziness, it was more a drugged state, as though I had taken a paralytic. I tore a calf muscle trying to stand upright. Finally got to sleep sometime after 5:00 a.m."

• Dan...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 25, 2019

For Insomnia "I was on trazodone for many years. I finally got sleep and woke up ready. The dreams were very vivid and scary. Even though it was great for me for the first years, things started to change for me. The physiology of our bodies change, and last year, I had a TIA or seizure. They still don't know which. My symptoms before were mental confusion, dizziness, numbness in my hands. After my 'episode,' my symptoms continued, the worst being pain from my shoulder down to my hand. It would wake me. Even though people had told me previously that trazodone was an awful drug, I didn't care - I was just so grateful for sleep. I stopped the med on August 7th. OMG, the horrible pain in my arm stopped, along with all the other symptoms. Now, I feel great physically, but I can't sleep. I'm mad that my doctors, including a neurologist, couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. Yes, I miss the sleep I got on traz, but not enough for what happened to me."

• Dix...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 23, 2022

For Insomnia "Incredible. My doctor recommended trazodone because my depression and ADHD medication gave me sleep maintenance insomnia (no trouble falling asleep but waking up and can't fall back asleep). I'm prescribed 50 mg but usually take 25 mg on days that I take ADHD meds. The sleep quality is great, and I experience little grogginess the next morning. I haven't experienced any other side effects except that if I'm still awake when it kicks in, it can give me pretty serious dizziness and uncoordination, so I take it as close to bedtime as possible. I just hope it keeps working this well."

• Psy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 12, 2017

For Insomnia "Dr. prescribed this for my insomnia. Took 50 mg last night, felt drowsy and was hopeful I would sleep. Kept waking up every hour or so, then falling back asleep. Woke up with a horrible headache, felt disoriented, dizzy, and like I was really badly hungover. Won't be trying trazodone again - ever!"

• Den...
• July 28, 2016

For Insomnia "I have suffered with insomnia for about a year. My doctor gave me this medication 5 months ago, and I finally decided to try it. Haven't slept in 4 days. I was completely exhausted. I only took one 50 mg tablet at bedtime. Within 10 minutes, I was extremely dizzy, the room started spinning, and I was very nauseated. It was ten times worse than any hangover. I woke up still in the same condition, but now there is an added severe headache and horrible dry mouth. 24 hours later, you would think I'd feel better, but no! Still have the hangover, and I feel like complete crap! Will this ever end? I poured 29 out of 30 pills in the bottle, added bleach, and disposed of them. I will never suggest this medication to anyone or take it again myself. Worst side effects ever!"

• Hob...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 23, 2021

For Insomnia "Cut one 50 mg pill in half and took it at bedtime. Woke up in the morning and was so dizzy I couldn't walk a straight line. That lasted a total of 36 hours. I threw the bottle in the trash! Nasty side effect."

• Lau...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 28, 2016

For Insomnia "I'm a 24-year-old female and I began taking trazodone 6-7 months ago. I've taken 1 100 mg pill every. Single. Night... Because my insomnia is so chronic that I will go 10-12 days with hardly any sleep and can't function at work or school, which is really messing my life up. The only reason I started taking the trazodone was out of desperation, and at first things were tolerable. Every night I take it, it knocks me out within 20 mins exactly, and even if I take it 10 hours before waking, I still feel hungover, dizzy, tired, and groggy all day. No amount of coffee or espresso will fix this. 3 nights ago, I took it as usual and was gasping for air and had to rush to the ER from chest pain and shallow breathing. Nasty drug, don't form a habit on it."

• Tir...
• September 21, 2017

For Insomnia "Was given this pill by my doc for insomnia. I took the pill at 10:30 pm, was very drowsy by 11:15 pm but was also unable to fall asleep. The severe drowsiness lasted about 2 hours, yet I was unable to sleep. I got up to move around until I thought I could sleep, and felt off balance and mentally a bit out of it. Finally fell asleep at about 1:30 am, and woke at 7:30 am feeling awful. Still at 9 am, I feel a bit out of it, but most of all I am absolutely exhausted. The sleep wasn't good, in fact, it was a terrible experience. I will not take this ever again."

• kla...
• April 9, 2015

For Insomnia "My doctor prescribed this yesterday because I have had horrible insomnia. My girlfriend warned me that she had taken it years ago, and it made her feel like a zombie the next day, on top of horrible nightmares. Unfortunately, I had the exact same experience last night. I took the medicine at 8:30 pm in hopes of being asleep by 9, 9:30 at the latest, as I am up at 5 am for work. Well, 12 am rolls around, and I am still wide awake in bed, but crazy dizzy and out of it. It did absolutely nothing to help with my mind racing. I finally fell asleep between 1 am or 2 am and had horrid nightmares to the point that I would wake up in a sweat, go back to sleep, and have the same nightmare all over again. This morning, I feel dizzy and have no focus."

• Bec...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 3, 2016

For Insomnia "I was put on this medication as an alternative to Ativan (OTC, melatonin, and Valerian root failed). I didn't realize initially that it was an antidepressant since my doctor said it was a sleeping pill. I'm also on Lexapro and Wellbutrin, and I'm very sensitive to antidepressants. I was started at 50 mg, which did nothing. 100 mg next for about a week, which left me feeling awful in the mornings. She then increased it to 200 mg, and it was an awful experience. I took it at 8 pm and fell asleep around 2 am. I woke up at 7 am for work feeling awful. I sat through two meetings feeling dazed, dizzy, nauseated, and out of it. All that evening and the next day, I had flu-like symptoms and couldn't stand without feeling like I would faint. Overall, horrible."

• Pet...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 27, 2019

For Insomnia "I have rheumatoid arthritis and suffer with insomnia for years. Last week, my rheumatologist prescribed me Trazodone as a sleeping aid. I took 25 mg (half tablet), but no result except some dizziness. Then, he advised me to increase the dosage to 50 mg, which I did. Again, no effect! Summary: It does not work for me at all. Incidentally, I am pretty much immune to all painkillers, from aspirin to opioids, too."

• Pus...
• March 7, 2018

For Insomnia "Worst medicine I’ve taken yet! I was prescribed this (1-3 pills as needed; 50 mg a piece) around 2 weeks ago for insomnia due to bipolar disorder. Yes, it does make you fall asleep fast, but the morning after is so rough. It gives you a hangover feeling the next morning. It made me dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous, etc.! I just thought that this was because it’s my first day and it’ll get better once I get used to it. It never got better-just worse! Right now, I’m unemployed, but I can’t imagine having to go to work in the morning after taking this the night before. Last night, I ended up taking two trazodone pills because I was so stressed with an upcoming job interview I could not go to sleep. I’m not sure if it’s the anxiety right now, but even two pills couldn't keep me asleep! This morning, my mind seems very foggy and dull, extremely dizzy, heavy eyes. I can’t wait to go back to my doctor and tell her how awful this is!"