same thing here prozac and trazodone. I'm still taking 40mg of prozac but have gone from 200 to 50mg of trazodone over a month period. Getting off trazodone has been a nightmare for me, its withdraw symptoms are hell spawn incarnate
I've been taking Trazodone for over 15 years, after loosing my Mom. Over the last couple years, I've tried to ween myseof off, although, then lost my son and father a year later. My dr changed me from trazodone to ambien three days ago. I'm not sleeping can't stop crying, headaches, sick to my stomach and feeling more depressed than I ever have. I'm unsure if it's because of the sudden stop in taking trazodone and jumping to ambien or withdraw fromTrazodone. I'm not going to take ambien tonight, and go back on Trazodone until I get back into the dr next week. My dr keeps wanting me to go back to counseling and deal with the loss of my son, although financially, and emotionally I can't. My insurance no longer covers counseling, because of Obama's Healthcare reform.
Hello, question, how soon after you stop taking the Trazodone you started feeling the withdrawal effects?! It's been only three days of not taking the med and tonight I can't close my eyes, I know I'm tire but also quite awake, I took two Panadol PM it help in the past but is not doing absolutely anything for me. My old Dr started me on Trazodone to help me getting some rest but my new doctor is trying to take away another of my med that help me with my memory problems so I haven't go to Get a refill for the Trazodone :^( guess I'm pushing the inevitable
Hello, What was your daily does and how long were you on Trazodone? I felt the effects the first night of my missed dose. It got bad for only three days thought. After day 4 it was better everyday. I am now on day 15 and feel almost %100. I still get a little anxiety creep in but it too is getting better. The sleep got better after day 5. since then I have been sleeping almost 8 hours a night. I do have to say, I took 2.5 MG Valium to sleep for days 2-5 or else I would not have gone to sleep. I had hypnic jerks until day 6 or 7 (this was the reason for Valium). Those were what kept me awake.
I took 50mg for about a two months and quit cold turkey. I havent really experienced anxiety. A little disruption in sleep but I definitely am feeling the chest and throat sensation that you described. I'm wondering the exact same thing... when will it go away? I don't know if I should start taking trazodone again and try tapering off?
For anyone worried about whether or not you will return to normal after withdrawing from Trazadone. The human body is a magnificent vehicle, designed to survive. Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine_withdrawal_syndrome One study found that after one year of abstinence from long-term use of benzodiazepines, cognitive, neurological and intellectual impairments had returned to normal. Those who had a prior psychiatric diagnosis had a similar success rate from a gradual taper at a two-year follow-up. Withdrawal from benzodiazepines did not lead to an increased use of antidepressants. Think and stay positive. ~A fellow Trazadone survivor
Hello All, I'm hoping this helps some of you. I've tried to get off both celexa and trazodone several times but the withdrawl symptoms have been so severe that I restart. This time I am using herbs and supplements to help. I am taking 50mg of Zinc and 200mg of magnesium citrate 60 min before bed to help with sleep and while I am not sleeping as well as on the drugs I am able to sleep. I'm also drinking Tulsi tea (holy basil) four to six cups per day and taking Ashwagandha tincture 1000 mg twice per day. I am still having symptoms but I am able to deal with them. I was on 20mg celexa and 50mg trazadone this time before I quit cold turkey. I have been on both for about 7 years (up to 80mg on the celexa as well as ativan for depression and anxiety and 100mg for the trazodone) and I've gotten as low as 10mg celexa and 12.5 mg of trazodone trying to wean my self down before attempting to quit in the past. At present, I've only been off of the drugs for six days and the symptoms are starting to taper off and I feel much better in the morning when I get up. Oh and am also kicking the coffee habit at the same time. Drink plenty of water and check with your doctor. I didn't check with my doctor but I did a bunch of research on what I'm taking. I'm not going to explain my reasoning for what I'm taking as it would make this post much longer. Please do a search on each item for yourself to judge. Good Luck!
That is an extremely worrying and irresponsible reply. For future readers who may come across this page I urge you to ignore this post. Each person is different and the effects of withdrawal will vary greatly depending upon the individual, the dosage of Trazodone and the length of time it has been taken for. It is wise to get sound advice. If you feel unable to speak with your doctor contact a voluntary or statutory organisation where people with knowledge can assist you.
How do you know it has a depressant effect in low doses? I have never heard this.
You can come off trazodone a lot faster it is not big deal. I have was prescribed Ativan for sleep 9 years ago, then was changed to Xanax up to 6mgs at night. When I wanted to come off a clinic switched me to 3 mgs of klonopin down to 1 mg and added in trazodone 300 mgs. I took 1 mg of klonopin and 200 mgs of trazodone for the past 5 years and I am sensitive to meds. I am now seeing a doctor who does a valium taper and I have crossed from klonpin to 20 mgs of valium. I went from the klonopin to the valium in two weeks and lowered the trazodone to 150. Since June 3rd I went down to 50 and am about to cut to 25 tonight. Just do 25 mg cuts for 5-7days if you cant do 50. When I went from 150 to 100 I did a 50 cut and it was pretty intense. I have withdrawn from benzos before though so I mean this is basically a walk in the park. It is nothing ur not gonna die or end up in the ER trust me, just stay calm in the mind its mind over matter. The first two days you make a cut suck, day three is like the worst by day 5 ur basically fine. Your mood is gonna swing around a lot and I am getting a lot of REM rebound and vivid dreams. You don't need to drag this out....cut by 25mgs stick to it and suck it up. Nothing is going to happen trust me by day 5 your fine with a 25 mg cut its alittle harder to sleep. Suck it up and cut it out its nothing. I see people going down from 25mgs 1 mg at a time over a year. Come on please do you really think this stuff is potent like that...its a week antidepressant that knocks you out. Anything less than a 25 mg cut is pointless...the first three days are hard where ur like OMG will this get better am I going crazy legs hurt, its hard to sleep, u feel weird and detached, gag reflex, stomach upset, REM rebound, annxiety, mood swings and bam by day 5 yor fine if not do 7 days. DO 25mg cuts every 7 days its nothing, take it from me I am sensitive to meds and it can easily be done. The valium taper is what has me worried. Trazodone is a sugar pill compared to benzos.
really, i beg to differ,i feel like i could be dying
I am off buspirone and paxil, and have lowered Trazodone to either 50 mg or 100 nightly. The itching and stinging is driving me crazy still,..it is horrid. I put ice on it at night when I sit down. I am getting no relief from this except from the ice...I am again going to try and stop the trazodone...I would like someone to tell me when these withdrawal symptoms will end as I am so, so worn out from all this...but I know everyone is different so I just have to keep praying it goes away one of these days.
I am off trazodone now you can do it your not dying cut it down in 25 mg dosages every week trust me the symptoms pass from each cut after about one week. The first few days it feels like u are "dying" but u are not going to. Take it from me I was on Ativan for years then Xanax 6mgs than cut that to klonopin 1mg and trazodone was added in. I have now found a doctor who is going to finally get me off everything. I have switched the klonopin to 20 mgs of diazepam and I cut the trazodone in a month as the first step. Now I am sensitive to stuff like this and I am telling you those feelings pass, the first few days of a cut are hell but it gets better really fast. I have been off for two weeks now and I am sleeping fine and much more clear headed. I was taking it at 200mgs for five years just cut in 25 mgs its gonna hit u hard for three days day 4 is a little better in 7 days u won't feel anything than cut another 25 just keep it going it will subside. I did make one cut at 50mgs and that was really tough. I know what it feels like but it passes so fast there is no danger making 25mg cuts think about it. This isnt a benzo or alcohol its not gonna kill you it can be cut rather fast. My doctor told me and I was skeptical and I just did it and it passed. Do 25 mg cuts if you really need to when ur at 25 mgs cut it to 12.5 for another week and then jump off. It does not even do anything at lower than 100mgs except put u to sleep the hardest cut was from 150 down to 100 after that its a cakewalk if u believe u can do it u can. Nothing except some discomfort and trouble sleeping is going to occur. Remember you are talking to someone who went from 6 mgs of xanax to 1 mg of klonopin and that was the hardest thing I have ever done. I simply cannot go lower than that and have found finally that the best way is to convert to diazepam which is about a 20-1 ratio than cut slow like 1mg a week every two weeks for like 40 weeks. Now that sucks. I am letting my body level out from the trazodone for another month and will probably start the diazepam taper at my next doctors visit on July 28th. I am remembering one thing. I will never take another psychotropic drug again. They are all bullcrap and yes the withdrawal is horrible because there is no such thing as depression or anxiety disorder those are human emotions. Now think to yourself was your body meant to be on a drug? Was it? NO! What did you learn in school drugs are bad and coming off trazodone which is a drug just like any street drug is tough but u will be better off. I am so clear headed now it is amazing go through it and suck it up and you will be happy you did. I know it feels like u are dying but when its over u are back to normal rather fast. I would say within a week of stopping u feel pretty good. I still have REM rebound and vivid dreams and minor discomfort but its not that bad and I will never take that c**p again or any psychotropic drug now do it trust me you will be fine just keep telling yourself is my mind and body better on drugs or off of them? Unless you have a disease like alzehimers or heart disease a real disease u are better without the trazodone.
My dr started me on trazadone 50 mg last tuesday and i took it tue,wed,thursday and forgot friday and then i started feeling dizzy and feeling like i was falling down. It is now monday and i still feel this way would that pill still be in my system has anybody else been on it only a coupld of days and felt this way.