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I take my dose and wait 20 min. or so until I feel it coming on, then it puts me to sleep very well and quickly. I feel taking it and going right to bed is not as effective as waiting till you feel results, regaurdless of what my doctor says. Don’t wait too long to go to bed though, when you feel a little light headed, lay down immediatly. If you wait too long it feels like it is not as effecti…

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This medicine almost killed me yesterday

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Overall rating 1. 0

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Took med finally able to fall asleep.. morning:dizzy ..shaky..nausea..dry mouth dry eyes…headache
worst my heart rate was jumping up and down..if It. Got up to 140!!! Should have called 911 but waited and dropped somewhat .. following
Day chills still irregular heart rate listen to your druggist who was concerned about my using this drug!!!

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Overall rating 4.0

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Easy to use. Helps anxiety and sleep

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Overall rating 4. 0

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Seems to make me feel better than usual better sleep le

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Overall rating 5.0

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I suffer from insomnia and it is the only medication that allows me to have a decent night of rest

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Overall rating 5.0

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I’ve had insomnia since I was a kid. I started taking trazodone at least 25 years ago. Trazodone has made me a happy regular sleeper. I usually fall asleep quickly and stay asleep. I’ve had friends who have felt knocked out by it. But for me, it’s made a big impact on my quality of life.

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Overall rating 2.7

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With chronic conditions, they jam antidepressants down our throats claiming they will help for so many “off label” uses. Very rarely they actually explain some possible side effects such as anxiety, depression, nausea, etc, they NEVER explain that just like the desired effects of the meds, the side effects also take time to start and to build up. You’re not just super anxious or depressed or vomiting the next day. Could be weeks or months. So by then you never suspect this antidepressant they force down your throat is what’s causing these horrible side effects. For 13 YEARS I suffered from constantly worsening debilitating nausea and feeling like I could constantly vomit. I stopped taking it and the nausea was immediately gone. But also was the horrendous debilitating anxiety that had been plaguing me all these years. had me wound tighter than 1000lbs spring. Lost everybody in my life due to it. Including my son and granddaughter, only happiness left in my life. Does anybody else find it interesting that then whenever we complain about a new symptom or wanting further testing in the future, all these doctors claim we’re just depressed. But then guess what, how much can we argue because we all just happen to be on antidepressants?!?! Just a coincidence, I don’t think so.Read More Read Less

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Overall rating 2.0

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50 mg didn’t work at all so I took two 50 mg. It only made me sleepy but I still couldn’t sleep. I took Three 50 mg tablets, I was finally able to sleep well. When I finished all the 30 tablet, I was prescribed 150 mg (a whole tablet). It didn’t work at all! I took it for 2 nights no, it didn’t work at all. What’s the difference between taking 3- 50mg tabs and taking one150mg tablet? That puzzles me.

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Overall rating 2.3

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Trazadone caused my heart to malfunction. Put me in the ER twice. I had no idea that Trazadone was the problem until I stopped taking it. I say this with 100% certainty. That’s just me. Hopefully, your experience is not the same.

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Overall rating 5.0

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I get good sleep nightly. I am out in less than ten minutes

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Overall rating 1.0

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Took 150 mg to get to sleep. Feel hungover, have headache, eyes hurt & blurry. Going back to Benadryl.

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Overall rating 3.7

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1st time ever in life of 60 years old male to take pharma meds as the THC is not enough to cope
my first dose– slept straight for 10 hours without waking up with my BPH Benign Prostatix Hyperpoalsia_prostate issues. ..so this meds is good does the job,,,,,but it’s my 1st dose so i shall see and observe for 3 mth the doc gave me…………..

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Overall rating 1.0

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Basically I took 50mg for the first time last night. Because of the mCPP in it that’s a know anxiety causing agent, I had a panic attack with heart palpitations, shortness of breath, & feelings of panic and overwhelm. It may work for other people, but it just didn’t work for me unfortunately.

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Overall rating 2.3

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ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT SAID WAS BAD YOUR WRONG
ITS WORSE THAN THAT ITS 901 IN THE NORING WORST HANG OVER EVER
1ST DAY THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT I WAS WRONG LAST NIGHT WAS DAY 5 THIS IS THE WORST I EVER FELT
SO YOU NEW PEOPLE B CAREFULL
IM BOB IN PITTSBURGH

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Overall rating 2.3

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It’s it not only a sleep medication but also a depressant. The pills are not worth it! The first week I felt just fine, slept well and I can say as first I felt as if I was in a better mood. But it’s really just a mind thing. (Medicine to make you “feel” better). It has been about two weeks. Had the worst/ most realistic dream I’ve ever had today. Feel shaky after waking up( not from the dream) Lower back hurts after taking this medication and I was only taking 50mg couldn’t imagine keeping this medication not a second longer.. I wouldn’t recommend for your health/ safety. Read More Read Less

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Overall rating 1.0

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I took trittico as an alternative for zinovat because my doctor told me it would be better. Since I had it, I was dizzy, nauseous, blurry vision, extreme headache, felt like I’m gonna pass out AND I threw up. Had these for a whole day. Never taking it again. Really bad experience.

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Overall rating 4.0

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No major issues or side effects. I have had vivid & scary dreams at times. I take 150 mg nightly and sleep solid.

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I have taken Trazodone for almost 40 years over the past few years I started developing debilitating neuromuscular issues. From severe headaches, muscle weakness and cramps and paralysis. I have been to several Neurologist and testing no answers My condition is now debilitating. His only response was it is a great possibility that long term use can cause these symptoms

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Overall rating 1.7

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I have taken Trazodone for almost 39 years. Over the years I have developed severe neurological and muscular issues. I have been to several neurologist with extensive testing and there is no answers to my debilitating condition. Along with years of horrible nightmares am wondering how a drug that was meant for use for a short period of time could have been prescribed for such a lengthy period

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Overall rating 4.7

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I want to post my experience because trazodone has worked wonderfully for me, to the point of changing my life for the better, and I often think that all the extreme negative reviews online can scare people off of what might be a very safe and effective treatment for them.
I’ve had disregulated sleep for most of my life. It might be related to anxiety, constant body aches, street noise, or it might be independent of all that. But I was at the point where I couldn’t treat my anxiety or even do more with my life than work, eat, and sleep because I was so tired all the time — not sleeping at night, then unable to get up in the morning. Taking half a lorazepam at night sometimes helped, but it wasn’t a good long-term solution. My psychiatrist told me that if I routinely found myself using lorazepam 3 or more nights a week to get to sleep on time, I should fill a Rx for trazodone and take half a pill nightly, instead, up to a whole pill if half wasn’t effective.
It has truly changed my life. I know it’s probably a temporary fix, but for now, I can just take it after dinner and reliably wind down over the next 1-2 hours. You hit a point where you’re almost dizzy sleepy, and that’s when you want to promptly get into bed. Taking it made me realize that I haven’t been naturally “starting to feel sleepy” since maybe 10th grade, and the lack of that sensation was causing me to NOT want to brush my teeth, get into pajamas, wrap up what I was doing, and climb into bed at night, because I literally felt no physical desire to. With trazodone, now I do, and maybe I can start retraining my body into it once more, if therapy and meds in combo can start to alleviate my anxiety — which is turning out to be less body-chemistry-based and more situational than I had realized.
It also doesn’t cause me any drowsiness or “drug hangover” the next day — it gets out of your system easily. In fact, the only complaint I have is that you can sort of “miss your window” with it, if you put off going to bed for too long.
My tips would be:
* Start with a low dose and see how much you need.
* Don’t give up if you experience some mild side effects at first. It gave me _serious_ drymouth for the first two weeks, but then it just cleared up completely once my body had adjusted to the med.
* Take it after eating dinner or a significant snack. It hits me HARD if I take it on an empty stomach — after 10 minutes, it hits all at once and I feel like I’m going to fall over (although I don’t). (That sort of extreme feeling can kick your anxiety into overdrive, too, so it isn’t necessarily the trazodone causing racing heart or panic or diarrhea, etc. ) But after a full dinner, it gives me a nice easy 2-hour descent into sleepiness.
Good luck to everyone, and I hope you all find the treatment plans that work best for each and every one of you. Read More Read Less

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Overall rating 2.3

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I sleep ok now but I add 300mg of quetiapine, melatonin, GABA and 5-HTP to the 100mg of Trazodone, so hard to say who is doing the heavy lifting (1mg of alprazolam worked just as good as all that but we don’t want to use what works) plenty of sleep but very odd dreams and wake up hungover. Anxiety and depression still the same….

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Desyrel Dividose

Trazodone
has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from a total of 1,380 reviews
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53% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 31% reported a negative experience.

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