Comparing Melatonin vs Trazodone
Melatonin | Trazodone |
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Melatonin | Trazodone |
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Prescription and OTC
Melatonin is a supplement that is used short-term to help with sleeping, including insomnia due to non-24-hour sleep wake disorder, shift work sleep disorders, or REM sleep behavior disorder. It... View more |
Prescription only
Trazodone is mostly used for its sleep-inducing effects (an off-label indication) rather than as an antidepressant. Only generic forms are available which makes it a lot cheaper than some other... View more |
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Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||
Melatonin has an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from a total of 240 ratings on Drugs.com. 44% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 37% reported a negative effect. |
Trazodone has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from a total of 1444 ratings on Drugs.com. 53% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 31% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||
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Generic Availability | |||||||||
N/A |
Lower cost generic |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
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Dosage Forms | |||||||||
N/A |
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Brand Names | |||||||||
Bio-Melatonin, Melatonin Time Release, SGard, Sleep3 | Raldesy | ||||||||
Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
N/A |
7.5 hours |
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CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
Category N
Not classified
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||||||||
A total of 345 drugs are known to interact with Melatonin:
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A total of 676 drugs are known to interact with Trazodone:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||
N/A |
December 24, 1981 |
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WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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