Trazodone and Nausea: What Users Say (Page 3)

• Pau...
• September 29, 2019

For Insomnia "I just started trazodone due to insomnia. I took trazodone for a year, had to come off after horrible side effects, then took Zquil for a year and had to stop due to extreme nausea. Then my mom recommended amitriptyline, it worked for 7 years for her. I took 10 mg for about a month. Now I'm scared to take it because it makes my body feel extremely heavy on some days. Like so heavy I feel like I'm gonna stop breathing. The doctor did tests, the test results came back fine. I think I need to try something else. This whole insomnia and needing to function at work thing is really difficult. :("

• The...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 30, 2017

For Insomnia "I have a fair amount of 'problems.' Insomnia is one. I have MDD, GAD, PTSD. I take Lexapro for depression and 1 mg twice a day of Xanax. (You'd think I'd sleep from THAT)... NO... I also have SEVERE back/neck issues, so I also take Percocet 10s 4x a day... STILL NO SLEEP. I tried them all... Ambien... no... Remeron... no. Seroquel yes, but hated the weight gain and could not function in the morning, so my psych doctor said trazodone has been around forever, no effects... BS. It did NOT work AT ALL... was taking 50 mg. So the doctor said to take 100 mg... NOTHING but horrible headaches, severe nausea if I didn't eat enough, and once I finally managed to get 2-3 hrs of sleep, it was NOT restful. The doctor ALSO didn't tell me that they're actually an antidepressant and take 4-6 weeks for maximum results."

• ric...
• March 2, 2011

For Insomnia "I have been on trazodone for 3 years now in 300 mg tabs from the very start. It makes me nauseated but I am unable to do a hernia repair that was done. I also suffer from dry mouth. The medication has worked great for some time. I find it better to take it without food because it starts working within an hour. If you take it with a meal or a light snack, it takes about 2 hours to start working. So depending on when you take it, it may cause some of that groggy feeling in the morning. Recently, I have noticed it doesn't have the same effect on me. Now I have nights I can't sleep."

• Lex...
• February 2, 2017

For Depression "I took this medicine for the first time last night, and I will never take it again. My doctor told me to take half of the 100 mg before bed. It knocked me out for 14 hours. I woke up and felt in a daze, I was unsteady on my feet. I had the worst migraine of my life to the point where I couldn't get out of bed. I felt terribly nauseous. I ended up calling out of work."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 19, 2021

For Depression "I took 25 mg of Trazodone for the first time less than 24 hours ago, and wow, this sucks. Honestly, it feels like a rough hangover the next day. Within an hour of taking it before bed, my muscles were twitching and my heart rate was around 90 bpm just laying in bed. I woke up groggy, dizzy, and nauseous, and my muscles felt all weak and messed up - I fell back in bed just standing up. Throughout the day, the twitches have gone away, but the headache is rough and the nausea is that constant almost-going-to-throw-up nausea. I was prescribed to take Trazodone along with 200 mg Bupropion XR, so I’m not sure how much of this could be drug interactions or minor serotonin syndrome. Anyways, I can’t find an antidepressant that works, but I would recommend starting elsewhere and taking Trazodone as a last resort."

• kat...
• February 16, 2018

For Insomnia "I used trazodone for sleep in the past, then I stopped using it. I started struggling with my sleep again, and I took 100 mg, and it made me feel dizzy and this weird sensation in the back of my head. It was an awful feeling, and I couldn't fall asleep at all. I will never try it again."

• sky...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 21, 2017

For Anxiety "I had been using lorazepam "as needed" to deal with early morning anxiety/insomnia for about 3 years but worried about tolerance, so I wanted to try trazodone, hoping also for help with erections (I’m 68). First night, 25 mg did not help with insomnia (in fact, made it worse) and caused brief nausea, but ZERO morning anxiety and 2 good erections. The next night, insomnia returned to baseline, no nausea or other side effects, and no anxiety, but no more erections. Continued like this for 5 more nights. Then I tried 50 mg for 3 nights. The first night, insomnia was worse but otherwise the same effects. The next 2 nights, I saw next day anxiety return, plus dry mouth, lightheadedness, weakness, and incoordination. Thinking of bailing."

• but...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 29, 2022

For Anxiety "Last night I took my first trazodone prescribed by my doctor to take 'as needed.' I use a general sleep aid and sometimes supplement with L-Theanine, which reduces anxiety. My prescription is 50 mg, so I cut it in half just to be sure I didn't overload. An hour later it started to kick in, then things went to bad: 1. Unable to walk or lift anything, unable to undress since hands and limbs wouldn't work, too dizzy, falling; 2. Immediately broke out into HUGE sweat; heart was kicking; 3. THEN INTENSE PAIN up back, chest, arms, and legs; 4. Sudden VERY intense nausea and stomach pain, spit filled my mouth so I had to hover over the toilet bowl. Literally crawled to my bed but didn't DARE lay flat; had to stay seated and wait everything out until it finally eased. Slept like I normally do, no change in that. I will NOT be using this again. Terrified, I'd have to call an ambulance."

• nau...
• February 9, 2013

Trazodone for Depression "Trazodone felt good at night, and I slept well, but I would be so nauseous the next day that all I could eat was crackers and drink 7-Up, and I got the poops."

• lyn...
• March 16, 2011

For Anxiety "Been on it since I was 29. Panic attacks almost non-existent. Since being on it, bad nausea and vertigo when first taking it, cut dosage to 50 mg a day at bedtime."

• Kri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 29, 2015

For Insomnia "I've been taking this for 2 months. I cannot sleep, have no appetite, and am extremely aggravated, confused, and sick to my stomach. It also makes my eyes blurred. Unhappy."

• Mig...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 3, 2019

For Insomnia "Major headache and nausea!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 22, 2012

For Sedation "Sleep very well. Nausea, diarrhea."

• Ora...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 17, 2018

For Insomnia "Have to take 300 mg or I can't sleep. But each morning I wake up, I feel extremely nauseous."

• She...
• August 11, 2016

For Depression "I took trazodone last night. This morning, I woke with an excruciating headache and throwing up. I was extremely dizzy and couldn't focus. I will not be taking this again ever. It feels awful."

• Cur...
• July 27, 2016

For Depression "I went to sleep, but the next day, I felt awful: a headache and my nausea! Never again!"