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Posted by saskia on January 3, 2001, at 23:21:36
I recently starting taking trazadone for anxiety and depression and am having trouble waking up after 5 or 6 hours of sleep with a pounding heart and insomnia. Also, it makes me feel numb all over and kind of intoxicated. Does anyone else have this problem? My doctor says to stay on it and these side effects should subside. What is your opinion
Posted by Joy on January 4, 2001, at 8:52:58
In reply to Trazadone, posted by saskia on January 3, 2001, at 23:21:36
Trazadone [Dyserel] is generally given for insomnia/sleep problems. Are you taking this at bedtime when it should be taken? It is not considered a very good antidepressant by many pdocs, but good for insomnia. Most meds have side effects at the beginning. My girlfriend takes trazadone at night [she is on Prozac for years] and the trazadone works very well to counteract insomnia. If you have anxiety and depression, perhaps a different AD would be beneficial. [Just my opinion]
Joy> I recently starting taking trazadone for anxiety and depression and am having trouble waking up after 5 or 6 hours of sleep with a pounding heart and insomnia. Also, it makes me feel numb all over and kind of intoxicated. Does anyone else have this problem? My doctor says to stay on it and these side effects should subside. What is your opinion
Posted by Ted on January 4, 2001, at 10:52:40
In reply to Trazadone, posted by saskia on January 3, 2001, at 23:21:36
Hi Saskia,
Welcome to Trazodone! :-(
First, I hate the drug, for exactly the reasons you stated: "hangover" in the morning. Here is what you can do to alleviate the majority of your problems: Have you heard of "titration"? It is the process of adjusting your dose for optimal effect. Since you are obviously taking too much, start reducing your dose by cutting tablets into halves, quarters, even eighths if you can. Each night take the smallest decrease in the dose you can measure reliably. Keep doing this until the "hangover" subsides. Now you have found your starting dose. After a few nights/weeks, raise the dose by that smallest increment again. Go up slowly until you can tolerate the full dose. I have a friend who takes 1-3/8 tablets -- that is the right amount for him!
Good luck,
Ted
> I recently starting taking trazadone for anxiety and depression and am having trouble waking up after 5 or 6 hours of sleep with a pounding heart and insomnia. Also, it makes me feel numb all over and kind of intoxicated. Does anyone else have this problem? My doctor says to stay on it and these side effects should subside. What is your opinion
Posted by saskia on January 5, 2001, at 19:07:33
In reply to Trazadone, posted by saskia on January 3, 2001, at 23:21:36
Thanks for your opinions on Trazadone. Answering Joy's question about whether I was prescribed trazadone for insomnia or depression. It was mainly for depression because the depression was causing insomnia. I don't know how much longer I can stay on it because it makes me feel so weird. I cut back on the dose (so we'll see) but I am rather small and tend to experience side effects from almost everything anyway. Anyway, thanks for the advice it really helps.
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