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anyone taking trazodone for help with sleep?

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Irfan Tariq, MD answered this Trazodone As A Sleeping Aid
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isabella

Yes I am. It has been an extremely effective drug with very little side effects. I sleep well and wake rested and alert. First time in 5 years !
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Master

imovane is pretty good i can stop anytime then go back if i have sleep problems  on my side it does not have any addictive side effects...but its on the taste that i dont like when i chew on it accidently lolXD
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SMILETWOMYTIME

I JUST STARTED ON THAT PILL AND TOOK THE FIRST ONE AND IT DIDN'T PUT ME TO SLEEP.
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Judy McCaskill222199

I have sleep apnea and considering taking trazodone.Not using mask. am 73 yrs, male. non smoker. Should I be corncern?
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Guest

For two years, I have taken a 10mg Valium and 12.5 mg Trazodone to sleep.  I sleep at least 8 hours.  I had tried a small

dose of Klonopin to sleep, and it worked at first, but then my body starting kind of a inward trembling(shaking inside body) in the night, so

my doctor switched me to Trazodone.  Rarely do I have a sleepless night.  This prescription has worked very well for me.

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isabella

Hello. Excellent drug. No side effects and I sleep through the night for the first time in 5 years !!
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jodiedee

I am taking trazodone for sleep it has helped me tremendously
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Pattybug

I take trazadone only to help me sleep, And one of the side effects of trazadone is weight gain!, I've gained 23 pounds since i started taking it & at first it helped me sleep, Now I cant get a wink of sleep about 3 nights a week & the other nights Im lucky if I get 2 hours of sleep, it doesnt work for me anymore.
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vicena22

yes it works but might need 2 at times do not take every night.
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isabelle1929

i have found it to be highly effective with few if any side effects.
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lisa Hazelip

my doctor put me on trazodone to help me sleep I was on ambiem.which worked.since i have been talking the trazodone.I have not slept at all I am wondering if it was a bad idea to go on it to start with.

 

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Steven Thomas Ganz225883

OMG! I am taking 100mg,. and I know full well what you mean, "NEVER AGAIN"
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Judy McCaskill wrote:

Guest wrote:

I took 50 mg trazodone for sleep for about a year. It did a great job at helping me sleep well and the doctor told me it would not be addicting. But recently (within the last few days), I have decided to go off and quit cold turkey. What a mess, I haven't slept for 3 days straight. Once I get straightened out, I will never take a med again to sleep!! It's insane!


I have sleep apnea and considering taking trazodone.Not using mask. am 73 yrs, male. non smoker. Should I be corncern?

Why in the world would you stop "cold turkey". ?
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ruderocksteady226142

I made the huge mistake of getting on trazodone a few years back. A year ago I started tapering off then quit taking it all together. I dealt with the misery of sleep deprivation for 4 months before going back on it. After a few months I'm back fighting it. The odd thing was that I feel more rejuvenated when I slept for 3 hours off the trazodone than when I sleep for 11 on it. To me it's just a sedative to get you doped up so you can lose consciousness but I certainly don't get proper sleep, even if I sleep for 12 hours on it. At one point in my life I was sleeping well and I remember what it is supposed to feel like when you wake. And walking around like a zombie for half the day doesn't help much with my depression.  I figure even if it takes a couple years for me to get proper function back I want to fix one of the worst mistakes I've made in my life. If anyone is thinking about going on trazodone, I'd sooner recommend a coctail of oxycontin and xanax, it is MUCH easier to get off of.
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Sharon

I think you were on too high a dose if you were groggy for a half day.I am kind of groggy for an hour but come out of it when i get busy doing something. I went off it before and once again NO SLEEP. I am going to stay on it again for awhile because i need the sleep. I am a much nicer person when i have had a good nights sleep. The side effect that botherts me, is the dry mouth. I reccomend giving trazadone a try. My philosophy is Sleep is better than no sleep.
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