DESYREL Reviews (TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.0 (290 Ratings)

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 2  geriatric insomnia fogginess, memory loss, ineffectiveness as sleep aid, tired but still awake, confusion, My father was given trazodone with another med to keep him asleep nights after he got into the nursing home (he napped a lot during the day and wandered the house and watched tv nights after he retired) This nursing home wanted him to sleep when everyone else was asleep. It didn't work. The nursing home kept increasing his trazodone dose then added another anti-anxiety pill that ultimately sent him through the roof(yelling, agitation, hostile behavior, etc). I insisted they take him off everything, and now he is much better. He's taking melatonin and European sleep and anti-anxiety herbs and tinctures. Now he is sleeping 3-5 hours at a time nights without waking up constantly. That's a huge improvement in only a week. M 88 9 months
1/7/2008
 5  Depression, insomnia The most vivid dreams you will ever have! It works great as a sleep med M 40 5 years
1/6/2008
 3  Insomnia Moodiness increased. Depression started. Severe foot and leg cramps after 3 weeks. Helped my sleep but due to cramps cannot enjoy previous sporting activities (hockey, ringette & reffing). Going off cold turkey today. F 47 3 weeks
1/5/2008
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 3  depression/insomnia Works well at first but need to increase dose to stay effective. Based on this fact it can get frustrating to take this med. 200mg is the only time I felt it working. But now it feels like I'm back to 100mg and I'm not taking more than 200. So it's a high low drug so if you can't handle the lows try something else. Great sleep aid. F 37 4 months
12/28/2007
 3  Severe, chronic insomnia At first, Trazodone was the only thing that enabled me to sleep more than 2-3 hours a night - EVER. The only side effects were some difficulty waking & grogginess for awhile after waking. After being on 100mg/night it for years & doing some reasearch I realize I have gradually developed major memory problems & have so much trouble concentrating that my Dr. put me on amphetamines! I can't remember anything & it's begun to cause problems for me @ work. I always feel foggy & heavy-brained and need caffeine and/or prescribed amphetimines to help clear my head well enough for me to be able to function - and not even function as well as I used to. I've also experienced a recurrence of chronic, sporadic flu-like symptoms; I'm forever feeling like I'm coming down with something - I get a dull headache, achy muscles & joints - but I don't get sick. I've wondered what super germs I've been fighting off for ages, but apparently Trazodone can cause this, as well. I don't s I hate that my brain feels like dead weight so even though I am afraid of not being able to sleep, I plan to begin reducing my dose tonight. F 35 6 years
12/5/2007
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 2  insomnia dry mouth, sinus pressure in morning and headache, vision changes. Hair thinned and fell out on 50 mg If it weren't for my hair falling out, I would still be on this. Awesome for sleeping, could deal with the minor side effects - lots of people I know are on it. I am 1 out of 10 that my hair fell out. Worth a try. F 43 3 months
12/5/2007
 4  Depression Alcoholism BE CAREFUL! This KNOCKED me out! I took one on the way home from work having no idea how powerful it is. I pulled in the garage and nearly passed out in my car. It hits you FAST within 10 minutes. The next night I took a half. Still hit me really fast. I've been feeling fine in the mornings. Haven't had any real noticable side effects. I hope not to experience bloating or weight gain as others mentioned. F 34 2 days
12/1/2007
 5  insomnia bipolar II Dizziness and blurred vision at first (that might have been the Wellbutrin) and fatigue till I got the dose right. But great sleep even then. I have chronic insomnia from menopause and depression. Wellbutrin and Ritalin helped with depression, but insomnia was worse, so dr prescribed Trazodone, at 50 mg to start (taken at night) then reduced it to 25 when that was too much. I sleep so much better and dizziness & blurred vision are gone. Even at low dose it offers a small anti-anxiety affect, and when 25 mg doesn't do it, a small dose of added Xanax (half or fourth of pill) does the trick. A great med for the chronic insomniac. F 47 2 months
11/30/2007
 1  insomnia/depression tardive dyskinesia;which is involuntaray mouth movements/expanding tongue, leading to tardive dystonia; which is muscle twitchs/spasms, arms/hands jerk spastic feet and hands, balance & coordination problems, lack of concentration and memory problems, all getting worse over time. Taking 200mg at bedtime. At first was taking 25mg and was gradually moved up to 200mg. At first it was great, never sleep so well and no side affects like headaches or bad dreams, just slept GOOD. Until recently, I would've said it was the best thing invented. I developed symptoms of tardive dyskinesia after 8mo. and symptoms of tardive dystonia after 1yr of treatment. The dyskinesia was diagnosed by the psychiatrist but was blamed on Zoloft, which I found out could not have caused this. That was discontinued and I was put on a low dose of wellbutrin and the trazadone continued doing more damage. The neurological symptoms became so disabling and I went to a neurologist to find out what was wrong with me. I underwent extensive testing for MS (and other things)which include MRI's, blood tests, and a lumbar puncture. Nothing was found wrong and based on the fact that I was taking trazadone when the symptoms appeared, and the fact that I already have tardive dyskinesia, diagnosis of tardiv F 56 3 years
11/15/2007
 3  sleep all over water retention, flat mood will try OTC benedryl like someone mentioned F 42 16 days
11/4/2007
 3  Depression Hair thinning/Hair loss; stuffed nose at night; extreme sleepiness I have been taking 50 mg of trazodone/desyrel at night before bed for the past four months or so, but stopped this week due to the insane hair loss. While I did notice over the summer that my hair was thinner, it wasn't until the past few weeks that I reached that "critical" point where I suddenly realized my already thin/fine hair had lost about half its volume! F 31 4 months
10/31/2007
 5  BiPolar/Anxiety/Insomnia "vibrations" in the head at start, occasional grogginess in the morn that goes away, numbness of the mouth, period erections lasting 1-2 hours with inability to ejaculate, loss of motor skills 300-600mg nightly. Nothing on the face of the earth will put me out but this stuff. Have been on and off it with no probs, except I cant sleep without it. Most of the annoying side effects will go away with continued usage. How ppl take it during the day I find amazing, I cant take it unless Im ready for bed. Awesome stuff. M 39 5 years
10/12/2007
 5  Insomnia For about the first year or two I would feel very groggy in the morning and a slight headache on some of those mornings. After having insomnia for 6 years and no other medication able to help, this drug was a blessing!! I have never had any problems while on this drug and am always able to get a good night's sleep. However, if I do not take it, I will NOT sleep. So, the question is, how do I sleep w/out it? F 29 10 years
9/7/2007
 1  needed help sleeping I did this before thought it was me now I know why I stopped, its really bad, dry mouth, awfall taste, did not help, hurt all over, nausea, so many problems, I have tryed others Ambien and Lunesta, never like this, I feel terrible, and sick. M 51 2 days
8/30/2007
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 1  insomnia/depression Heart palpitations, not sleeping through the night, fluid retention, especially in my legs, ankles and feet. F 42 3 weeks
8/26/2007
 1  insomnia extreme sluggishness in morning. orgasms went from always to never. It did help with sleep but the side-effects aren't worth it. and this was only about 10mg F 56 6 days
8/26/2007
 4  Insomnia The first night, I had the first dry mouth of my life. The next day I had hangover-like effects. My prescription was for 1-2 tablets, and since I hadn't been sleeping, I took two the first night - big mistake. I scaled it back down to 1 tablet and within a few days, I was sleeping with no dry mouth or hangover. I've since scaled it back to a half tablet and it seems to work the same. Sometimes it seems like my memory isn't as good, but that's about it for negatives. M 37 11 months
8/15/2007
 5  insomnia none--makes me tired (which is what I'm using it for, so that's o.k. No lingering tiredness the next day, no fuzzy thinking, etc. Using 50-100 mg. 1/2 hour before bed (with a small snack) and then taking 1 sonatra as per doctor's prescription (tried sonatra by itself, slept about 3 hours & woke up. Doc suggested this combo and it works!) I now fall asleep quickly and stay asleep 5-6 hours a night now (was getting 2 hours most nights before--horrible insomnia.) Dreaming for the first time in several years(normal dreams, not freakish nightmares) Lots of energy now. In a better mood most of the time--either from the anti-depressant qualities or because I'm actually sleeping now. F 50 4 weeks
7/31/2007
 4  insomnia at the beginning I had a dry mouth It doesn't seem to be helping me sleep much lately. It worked great at first. F 35 2 months
7/29/2007
 5  insomnia none with the dose I take 0.125 mg at bedtime works like a charm to help me fall asleep when needed, but if I take any within 4 hours of my normal wake-up time I feel groggy & it is harder to get up. M 58 2 years
7/20/2007

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