DESYREL Reviews (TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.0 (290 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DESYREL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DESYREL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | insomnia | I was prescribed this drug for insomnia but the side effects of this drug have made me far more miserable than sleepless nights do, and now the side effects keep me awake anyway. My nose is so congested that I'd like to fall on my sword, my throat is super dry, I've got an awful taste in my mouth that ruins my meals, and honestly in two weeks time I've gained about 5 lbs without eating any more than normal. I'm exhausted all day... in short, give me back my insomnia, I'm throwing this drug in the trash can! | F | 36 | 14 days 50mg 1X day | 12/15/2014 | 5 | Major depression | No side effects...have taken antidepressants for about 45 yrs..this is one of a very few that actually work with no weight gain or any other side effects..it makes sleep easier and anxieties are reduced | i love this med...don't hesitate to at least try it...I have taken pretty much every antidepressant available..this one WORKS. | F | 66 | 90 days 50 mg 1X day | 11/29/2014 | 3 | Severe anxiety, very minor insomnia | This really helped my anxiety, but the side effects weren't worth it. It seemed to really change how I thought. While on it, I didn't want to go out of my house (or my room) because the outside world seemed too scary, I didn't want to do anything unpleasant, like schoolwork, exercising, going outside my home, and trying to function in life. I just wanted to live in a fantasy world inside my head, because fantasy and obsession was much better than real life, which (for me) was filled with anxiety and having too much anxiety to make friends or function like a healthy person. I also had weakness when trying to exercise, I was eating bad foods because I felt scared while taking this med, so gaining weight. Also, this med and many others do get in the air, so I felt like the people I live with (and my cat) were experiencing side effects of the med, which for them would be sedation, confusion, weakness, tiredness, sleepiness. After 2 days I stopped taking it because of the unwanted side e | It was great for my severe anxiety. I felt my anxiety lift from me after I took it. But because of the unpleasant side effects, I have chosen to stop taking it after only two days. The same thing happened to me when I was on Wellbutrin- I didn't want to experience anything unpleasant, so I stopped going to classes and dropped out of college, and I just hid in my room and went online on the computer and lived in a fantasy world, obsessing over attractive male celebrities. I had very little insomnia, if anything at all, because I was being taken off of Seroquel XR (which is very sedating). So I didn't really use it for insomnia. | F | 31 | 2 days 50 mg 1X day | 10/2/2014 | 3 | Depression Insomnia | drowsiness | This drug makes me fall asleep but it won't really keep you asleep all night. Doxepin is better for that. Antidepressant effect is very mild if any at all. | M | 50 | 2 weeks 50 2X day | 9/30/2014 | 3 | Insomnia and Depression | Morning drowsiness, dizziness, fatigue, headache, dry mouth. | I was prescribed desyrel in combination with Lyrica to treat both insomnia and Restless Leg Syndrome. Desyrel on its own, after taking at a dosage of 50 mg for one week, showed little if any affect in resolving my insomnia. After week 2, this drug began to allow at least 4 hours of sleep a night 50% of the time, and at week 3 the desyrel was working to allow 5 hours of sleep at 75% of the time. By week 4, I have experienced at least 6-7 hours of sleep at 85-90%; however, I recently experienced a setback due to emotional stress, lack of physical activity, which gives now casts doubt on my belief that this drug would work optimally to produce sleep irregardless of the amount of emotional stress or lack of physical activity that I would encounter in what I would call a typical day. I will very likely seek to have the dosage raised to 100 mg this next week, if the insomnia does continue to break 'remission'. | F | 49 | 4 weeks 50 1X day | 6/4/2014 | 1 | yes | F | 50 | 1 days 50 mg | 3/7/2014 | 1 | Depression | My doctor wanted me to take this at bedtime because it makes you very sleepy, and since I am the mother of 2 young children I don't need to be drowsy during the day. Right after I took the pill I felt very dizzy and weird. I fell asleep. When I woke up the next morning, I walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth and suddenly felt very faint. I collapsed on the floor and broke out in a cold sweat from head to toe. I felt intense nausea and dizziness. I tried to get my phone off the bed but I felt so weak I couldn't move. This lasted for a good 10 min until I decided to gag myself to relieve the nausea. After that it slowly wore off and I was able to stand and get to my kids. I let the Dr. Know what happened, and she told me to stop taking it, well duh! I believe it was ortho static hypotension, and I know this is one side effects of this medication. So if you have low blood pressure to begin with as I do, I would not recommend this drug. | F | 26 | 1 days 100mg q hs | 1/25/2014 | 3 | Insomnia | Sleep 11 hours and still almost impossible to wake up. Restless legs -- have to take Mirapex. Angst. | Daytime angst in direct correlation with the Traz. | M | 50 | 60 days 50 1X day | 12/3/2013 | 4 | Insomnia, trouble falling asleep | At higher doses <50, as light nausea, a bit of dizziness, grogginess the next morning, At ANY dose, I have tried 100, 75, 50, 25... Causes constipation, some weight gain (higher dose more weight gain), sometimes increase in sex drive, especially at higher dose. | I have taken this medication for six years and it is very difficult to stop taking it. I was taking a dosage of 75 in the beginning but it was way too much. Try to take the smallest dose possible, even 15 milligrams can put most people to sleep and you won't build a tolerance. I DID gain weight on this medication, as I cut the dosage, I lost weight. I gained weight without even really increasing my calories. This medication also makes me very slow and groggy in the morning, but not as bad as some other sleep medications. It has caused chronic constipation for me, no matter the dose. If I don't take this medication, I do not sleep. I am down to 15 mil per night and I will wean down as far as possible until I am off. I recommend avoiding any sleep aid if possible. I have had lifetime sleep issues but sleeping pills are not the answer, I can say that after 30 years. A once-in-a-while fix, is okay, but don't get yourself on them every night. It's a trap. | F | 38 | 6 years 25 1X day | 10/2/2013 | 5 | Insomnia | Best drug ever knocks me out In less than 15 mins wake up completely refreshed and ready for the day I get a good 7 hours sleep no oversleeping perfect drug for my heavy schedule I would recommend tho one downside cause closed eye hallucination have a night light and that solves that | F | 26 | 1 months 50mg | 9/17/2013 | 2 | sleep aid | Added anxiety, nauseous, diarrhea, dry mouth, horrific nightmares, sleep paralysis, obsessive thoughts. I went to the doctor 7 years ago because of panic attacks. I was told that I'm bipolar among many other things. The attacks became severe AFTER starting medication. Did research. It was the added AD medication. Paxil then Prozac. Why are drs mixing these?!? It was literally killing me!!! | M | 33 | 7 years 150mg | 8/22/2013 | 3 | insomnia | Hungover, tired next day. Actually put me to sleep last night. More but I don't know for sure | Got insomnia from Geo Don and other medication withdrawal. Trazodone seems to work after many months of no sleep | M | 25 | 20 days 50mg 1X day | 7/19/2013 | 4 | Depression and agitation | Weight gain - extreme appetite - dryness of mouth. Don't bother telling the psychiatrists about the weight gain - they'll only write down 'patient refuses to accept medication does not affect her weight.' But, once I halved the dosage, I lost 20 pounds. | Good for those who are depressed and agitated, but probably too sedating for those who are depressed and lethargic. It greatly reduced my insomnia, which was a godsend. | F | 55 | 17 years 150 1X day | 3/9/2013 | 1 | Insomnia/frequent waking | I had a SEVERELY horrible reaction. 30 mins after taking I began to feel dissociative and oddly impulsive. Despite this being a sleep med, I became extremely restless and decided to go for a drive (bad idea). I was so removed that my driving was very erratic. I made it back to my house, and began to feel more and more crazy, like I wasn't in my body. I heard voices telling me to kill myself. I was sweating profusely and shaking. Didn't sleep at ALL. These effects lasted at least five or six hours. | Never taking this again. I know of some people who have loved this med, but for some reason it made me go crazy! | F | 22 | 1 days 50 mg 1X day | 10/19/2012 | 2 | Inability to sleep | On 50mg but 1/2 dosage nightly. Loss of appetite. Waking up exhausted, sleep paralysis type symptoms- ankles, wrist all numb and like jello. Mentally I'm up but my body felt dead. Anger heightened, irritability, experienced. Got off of bc like two days of taking, hear rate increased (racing fast) and tremors. Was giving ambien (horrible experience). On clonazepam and can barely wake after over 10-12 hours of sleep. | F | 28 | 2 weeks 25mg | 10/8/2012 | 3 | Sleep-onset insomnia | Ear ringing, fatigue, feel like a zombie. | I've had sleep onset insomnia my entire life. This is the only thing that works to put me to sleep. Otherwise, it literally takes 3+ hrs to fall asleep .BUT I am wondering now if it's the cause of this weird brain fog feeling I have. All the time all my brain wants to do is zone out and stare. I am only 24 and should not be feeling brain dead! It's uncontrollable and very distressing. Please email me if you are having a similar "zoning out" experience with this drug!!! | F | 24 | 2 years 75 1X day | 8/11/2012 | 1 | Insomnia | SINUS CONGESTION | How can you sleep when this medication causes, for some people, complete SINUS CONGESTION? I didnt have this problem when I took it years ago, then it snuck up on me, within 1 hours of traking Trazodone my Sinuses completely SWELLED SHUT like I had a terrible cause of Sinusitis. Is there any way to get around this sinus congestion? If you are predisposed already to nasal allergies and some nighttime nasal stuffiness, Trazodone probably will make it much worse. Any solutions anyone? Hard to sleep when you cant not breathe out of your nose at all!!! | F | 32 | 1 months 50 1X day | 6/13/2012 | 1 | Insomnia | I felt drunk, the first evening I took one. I felt groggy the next day & absent-minded. Didn't help with the insomnia either, instead of waking up at 4am, woke up at 5am, not much improvement there. Felt nauseous most of the time, had bouts of diahrrea & had strange metallic taste in my mouth. After a few days I noticed oppression ( like when about to hyperventilate ) when breathing that made me irritable. I tried to though it out but nothing improved. On the 11th day decided to cut down to 25mg, not much changed so eventually I discontinued. Had the worst withdrawal side effects in my life, and in the past I had withdrawn from other AD without horrible side effects. The first two days of withdrawals were hellish - I had vertigo, felt restless, had constant nausea but unable to vomit, my heart was racing & was shaking like a leaf, I had debilitating headaches and backaches, felt like I was on the verge of a full blown panic attack. I tried to lie down but when I did, I f | This old AD should be discontinued as I believe there are surely better alternatives to this drug. | F | 49 | 12 days 50 MG 1X day | 5/15/2012 | 4 | restlessness, and could not sleep | I experienced no side effects, other then tonight. I did not get ir take my meds tonight ( trazadone and cipralex) due to my fm not putting them out for me and in return I cannot sleep. But, every other night when I take my 25mgs of trazadone with my other med i can sleep like a baby, with no interuptions in my sleep and wake up feeling refreshed and ready for the day. A lot of reviews i see on here are by people who have only taken them for 1 day - 2 weeks and id just like to say there are things you have to deal with when you are putting a new drug into your system. You need to allow your body time to adjust to the new chemicals or hormones and sometimes the first couple weeks are rough... but don't put the drug down if you really haven't given it a proper shot. | F | 17 | 2 months 25mg | 4/5/2012 | 5 | insomnia and nightmares | At first i felt off balance and groggy, had a bad taste in my mouth, but with time they went away. This medicine helps me sleep through the night and stopped my nightmares from PTSD. | F | 41 | 6 years 150 mg | 3/11/2012 |