Fifteen months ago I was going thru a withdrawal from klonipine (benzodiazepine) and was unable to sleep, I was in a panic and desperate to sleep and was given a prescription for trazodone 100mg with the instructions to take one or two for sleep. At first it didn't seem to work, but over several days I begun to sleep. In that 15 month period I have been able to wean off of Buspar (for anxiety), Prozac ( antidepressant), Geodon (antipsychotic) I also dropped from 200mg of traz to 100mg seemingly without any withdrawals. Last Mon. night I decided I was going to stop taking the traz., I had started to noticed some side effects that I didn't much like and I also have a goal of being essentially med free. I started having some watery stools by Tues night, that had also changed to a pale color, just thought it was perhaps something I had eaten. Wed I just was not feeling very well, No appetite..........feeling generally unwell. After talking with my husband that evening he suggested it was from the traz and maybe I should go ahead and take one. Well I decided to just take a half of one. I went to sleep, had a few strange nightmares and woke up feeling anxious and confused. I had to go to work.......... Good thing I was working alone that day. I was so anxious and having crying bouts. I even had a friend come up several times. I took another 50mg around 4 or 5 at work, after I was home for awhile I started feeling a little better and did some laundry etc. That night I did not sleep very well and I called in sick to work. I finally went to sleep and when I awoke was anxious and confused, I called a friend and went to the Dr. , who assured me it was the traz withdrawal and I would need to get the dosage in my system up again. My husband took me to the Best Western for some R&R, like before in the evening I felt great and then in the morning I was nauseated and anxious, that lasted to late afternoon and I have since felt much better. I do plan on getting off of the Traz, but I will wean down slowly. I hope this helps someone else that might be going thru this. I hear some ppl have no withdrawal symptoms..........I sure wish I was one of them.
I was on exactly the same meds. I stopped BuSpar about six months ago and Trazodone three weeks ago. My psychiatrist is out of town. I am having exactly the same symptoms you are and have been in the ER twice in the last two weeks. I just took 100 mg Traz because I have to figure out if that is what it is. I have to say that Geodon has saved my life; it turned me into a new person, and I have been on Prozac for 24 years, and, at the time, it turned my depression around. Please post back and let me know how you are. I am pretty desperate to make a connection right now.
Thanks so much.