TRAZODONE HCL Reviews (TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

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TRAZODONE HCL  (TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat depression. It may help to improve your mood, appetite, and energy level as well as decrease anxiety and insomnia related to depression. Trazodone works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural chemical (serotonin) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 1986-10-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Insomnia With chronic conditions, especially the invisible ones, they jam antidepressants down our throats claiming they will help for so many "off label" uses. Very rarely do 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 absolutely everybody in my life due to it. Including my son and granddaughter, the 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. F 42 13 years
50mg 1X day
4/18/2023
 1  Trouble sleeping Clumsy, loss of balance. Lay on bed staring at ceiling. I just couldn't think. Bad nightmares. Threw them out. Too scary. F 70 14 days
50 mg 1X day
3/20/2023
 1  Anxiety and insomnia Stopped working could not sleep after 2 months, then started with blurred vision, shortness of breath, chest pains, elevated blood pressure, pulse over 100as much as 120 bpm, joint pains in hips, shoulders, neck, major headaches, felt like I had an earache, problems urinating, woke one morning my left leg blew up triple the size from my toes to my hip, was in the hospital for a week, foot kept swelling every morning!! I'm sure there is more side effects if I really thought about it. I thought I was having major health issues, looking for a referral for a heart Dr., which I probably will still get one to make sure there is no damage. Finally researched this medication, starting to wean myself off. This is not worth going thru all of these side effects!! Stop drinking caffeine by 4-5pm!! I'm done with this medication!! I really started getting depressed. Make better decisions about my health!! I can't believe I let it get this far! Everyone read your side effects or warning labels before taking any prescribed medication. F 48 6 months
50 mg 1X day
6/23/2022
 1  Insomnia Severe low back and hip pain Tapering F 72 2 years
50 1X day
2/2/2022
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 1  Anxiety Unbearable muscle pain in my legs, back, & arms. So, it doesn't help with anxiety because I'm in constant pain. F 53 1 years
100mg 2X day
1/21/2022
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 1  anxiety, ptsd, insomnia taken at night, resulted in a stuffy nose and difficulty breathing which exacerbated the feelings of anxiety didn't help with anxiety, ptsd at all. resulted in grogginess in the morning. i had to go back to an ssri which proved more efficacious M 29 3 months
150mg 1X day
12/11/2021
 1  Insomnia After 14 months on 50 mg trazodone for sleep I have severe hip and low back pain with muscle pain in legs dropping to 25 mgs F 72 0 days
50 mg 1X day
12/1/2021
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 1  Insomnia Night sweats, nightmares, racing heart, heavy chest/hard to breath, stuffy nose, flu/hangover-like feeling all day, increased appetite and hypoglycemia, severe brain fog and confusion, aching lower back (), nausea, upset stomach, extreme lethargy all day...GENERALLY ILL FEELING It worked ok for about 4-5 nights, but quickly stopped working altogether so I upped the dose to 75mg. Been patiently trying to ride out the side effects but I feel so AWFUL! I'm done with this crap! I have missed 5 days of work thanks to this terrible medication. F 35 14 days
50 to 75mg 1X day
11/6/2021
 1  Insomnia Sleep for 4-5 hours soundly then wake up and bed feels like a rock. Tossing and turning for 2 hours and then able to sleep again. After being awake in the morning and eating breakfast need to sleep again. Constipated and need a laxative. Absolutely no help for insomnia. M 72 3 days
50mg
2/12/2020
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 1  Insomnia At first, it worked great for sleep although I had horrible nightmares. Then I felt very depressed and tried to overdose with this and alcohol with other medication. I also gained about 20lbs. Thank God the Suicide attempt didn’t succeed. Please don’t take this drug F 58 2 months
50
2/15/2019
 1  Anxiety and for sleep Traazadone gave me a headache, jittery,more anxiety, awful feeling when I woke up. F 52 3 days
25mg
1/14/2018
 1  insomnia Terrible quality of sleep; woke up much too early with worsened depression and dreading the day ahead. It's now 3pm and I am so groggy and lethargic I can barely function. I flushed these and will never take this awful drug again. M 64 4 days
100 1X day
6/9/2017
 1  Insomnia, depression Uncoordination, spasticity,muscle twitching, hyper-reflexive, hairy tongue Initially given for insomnia. Started having neurological symptoms. Sent to neurologist. She decided problems do to deplaned upped dosage. Got worse then told by one dr I had MS and the other it was psychological manifestation. Ran out of medicine and started to improve. 20 years later still have muscle twitching and never fully recovered muscle endurance. F 56 6 months
25 to 100 1X day
5/24/2017
 1  Insomnia related to anxiety/stress 2nd night on Trazodone had pinging in my ear for 20 min. Woke up at midnight last night (3rd night) with horrible heart palpitations, burning in arms. In the a.m. I had dry mouth and felt out of it the rest of the day. I wasn't consistent taking this drug in the beginning, started out with 25 mg but it didn't get me a restful sleep and not as much sleep as I expected. I stopped taking it last week when my daughter was ready to have a baby because I didn't want to be drugged out if I had to drive to the hospital in the middle of the night.. I resumed after that and when I was told to increase to 50 mg is when the dramatic side effects appeared. I thought I might have to call 911 last night no joke. I don't want to take it again, I hope I can sleep tonight since I will be going cold turkey. I HATE taking drugs and already dislike taking my antidepressant. I am very sensitive to medication and Trazodone interacts with my Lexapro but my doctor said since I am on such a low dose it shouldn't be an issue. Scary stuff. F 59 3 days
50 1X day
3/9/2017
 1  Chronic insomnia Did nothing for my insomnia. I slept my usual 4 hours. Awakened with pounding head, dry mouth, dizziness, and nausea. I flushed the rest of the pills and will go back to benadryl and herbal otc sleep aids as my amount and quality of sleep are as bad on trazodone without side effects. Horrible drug. Reinforced why I am loath to take prescription meds. See above. F 49 1 days
100 mg
6/23/2016
 1  Depression and insomnia Didn't help with sleep at all. Feeling dizzy and all off balance all day. Bad taste in mouth. Muscle soreness and agitation. F 47 4 days
50
6/7/2016
 1  Insomnia/anxiety Trazodone turned my life upside down. Yes it worked for sleep but it nearly put me in liver failure. I don't recommend this for anyone. My drs won't prescribe it anyone else again. F 38 3 months
150-200mg
5/3/2016
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 1  Insomnia Insomnia constipation depression anxiety panic attacks confusion Felt like the walking dead. M 38 2 months
4/1/2016
 1  insomnia Erection eye swollen M 1 months
150
1/27/2016
 1  Insomnia Useless for sleep,increased anxiety and depression. M 37 2 months
100mg
1/18/2016
  

TRAZODONE HCL  (TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat depression. It may help to improve your mood, appetite, and energy level as well as decrease anxiety and insomnia related to depression. Trazodone works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural chemical (serotonin) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 1986-10-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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