TRAZODONE HCL Reviews (TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.8 (229 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TRAZODONE HCL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TRAZODONE HCL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | insomnia | No side effects | I began taking it about a month ago at 50mg. It has aided in helping me fall asleep and stay asleep. I awake feeling refreshed and well rested. I have tried other sleep aids and this one is the best out of Ambien and the others. I feel no addiction to it and haven't any undesired effects. | F | 39 | 30 days | 9/16/2009 | 4 | depression, insomnia | Temporarily stuffed-up nose (occasional); as someone else mentioned, go to bed right after taking or the window will close and you'll be wide awake. Make sure you have a good 9 hours to sleep or you wake up groggy. | One interesting side effect: completely killed tolerance for alcohol. As a formerly heavy drinker, this doesn't bother me one bit--tho it would be nice to enjoy a glass of wine once in awhile. Can't do it anymore! Any alcohol causes splitting headache and indigestion. | F | 48 | 2 years | 9/7/2009 | 1 | Insomnia, depression | Very strange dreams,very hung over next day | For me it did help with sleep, but give me Ambien any day, this is one drug I don't want to give it a try, 2 days and I feel awful. | M | 54 | 2 days | 7/12/2009 | 5 | Took to help fall asleep | Hard to say; I am taking other drugs as well and not sure which drug causes what. | I've been taking 50mg of Trazodone before going to bed for many years. It really puts me out quickly but wears off during the night. My problem is falling asleep, not staying asleep; I'm not sure if it would help with waking up in the early morning. I've generally felt awake in the a.m. | F | 60 | 11 years | 7/11/2009 | 3 | Hard time sleeping | Very groggy in the morning | I was prescribed this because of my trouble falling and staying asleep. Very cheap and works ok but would make me very groggy in the morning. Make sure you take this at the right time. | M | 27 | 2 months | 6/8/2009 | 4 | Insomnia | It seems to work well for me I rarely have trouble sleeping when I take it. My doctor and I have recently decided to up my dosage to a point where it may be useful for my depression. I will likely have a whole new view on the drug after using it for 2 years as purely a sleep medicine. | M | 25 | 2 years | 1/12/2009 | 5 | Insomnia | Occasional low blood pressure (i.e. grogginess or headaches) | I take 50 mg every night, and some evenings take an additional 25 mg. Trazodone has definitely changed my life for the better! Sleep "aids" don't help me at all, but trazodone is amazing. The only problem is if I wake up too soon (fewer than 8 hours) or take a little too much, I feel the effects of lower blood pressure (grogginess and headaches). | F | 21 | 3 years | 12/19/2008 | 4 | insomnia | Brain fog perhaps...I'm trying to figure out if it's from this med or the fosinipril or just due to menopause. Also, reduced hot flashes and made hair GROW! | This drug had some GREAT unexpected side effects for me including elimination of hot flahes and making my hair GROW nice and thick again! I stopped taking it in November and my hot flashes were awful and my hair was falling out. Has anyone else expienced brain fog with this med? The positive side effects are so good that I hate to stop taking it. | F | 53 | 6 months | 12/17/2008 | 3 | neuropathy | possible weight gain | it helps to calm me a bit and helps me to relax,it does help my neuropathy some works better than elavil | F | 36 | 1 years | 11/30/2008 | 4 | insomnia | initially, increased insomnia. Instead of awakening after only 2 or 3 hours of sleep I could not get to sleep at all. | lowering the dose from 100 mg to 25 mg stopped the insomnia and now I usually sleep through the night. I have found that several of the generic brands do not work for me. My pharmacist was willing to try different kinds and I have found that the tiny sized pills work, but the larger ones do not. Perhaps I am sensitive to some fillers like talc or something? I don't know. | F | 46 | 2 years | 11/11/2008 | 1 | insomnia | I took only once and at first felt groggy. I fell asleep within an hour but kept waking up with severe anxiety. I had really horrible dreams and they seemed to continue even when I woke up, sort of like a half awake half asleep state. Ugh! My insomnia worsened and I had dry eyes,dry throat, stuffy nose and back pain . I finally got out of bed at 4am because I felt so much anxiety, back pain and restlesssness! It was the worst night I've had in ages. | I took 100 mg just one time. Keep in mind that everyone reacts differently. This drug is not for me! | F | 55 | 1 days | 10/9/2008 | 1 | depression | profound and immediate memory loss; mania; symptoms of dementia | I am entering this information for my husband, who was prescribed this drug and bupropion (Wellbutrin) at the same time. He had already been taking citalopram, but it wasn't helping much, so the doctor added these two new drugs. Within a couple days, my husband's mood changed dramatically. He had energy and was happy. By the end of the week, however, he had lost both his long- and short-term memory. He didn't just forget the names of family members, he forgot that he had them. He couldn't tie a tie. He couldn't sort socks. He couldn't recite the alphabet correctly. The doctors, a feckless bunch sometimes, decided that he has dementia. At my insistence, my husband started tapering off this drug and his memory has improved. Last night was the first night he was completely off this drug. Today, he is working on our home computer network. He's not all the way back, and I don't know what tomorrow will be like, but I am encouraged. Thank you all for your comments. Your stories gave me the co | M | 57 | 3 weeks | 9/23/2008 | 1 | sleep | E.D. | I GOT PRIAPISM. E.D. and now it as not wokded since. please be carfull take this drug. | M | 41 | | 8/12/2008 | 5 | generalized anxiery/some OCD | DIMINSHED OCD ENTIRELY AND ANXIETY 95% INCREASED BREAST SIZE-B TO C+ CUP INCREASED LIBIDO!!!!!!!!! THE SMALLER THE DOSE, THE BETTER-ONLY TAKE 12.5-25 MG/DAY | TOO HIGH A DOSAGE MITIGATES NICE SIDE EFFECTS AND INCREASES WEIGHT AND CASUES STUFFY NOSE AND DRY EYE | F | 45 | 6 years | 6/21/2008 | 5 | sleep problems due to bipolar | No side effects at all - I take 150 mgs at night to sleep and get a great night's sleep as opposed to the old sleeping about 3 - 4 hours a night. Now, I sleep about 8 hrs. | M | 31 | 1 years | 6/12/2008 | 4 | insomnia, depression | Sinuses clogged up 1/2 hour after taking it, but were clear the next morning. Slept great, but woke up groggy and had blurred vision. Felt a little disoriented and stayed sleepy all day. Also made me hungry. | It worked great for the insomnia so I will probably continue taking it and maybe just lower the dose to see if that helps decrease the side effects. | F | 28 | 1 days | 6/3/2008 | 3 | depression/anxiety, insomnia | @ 25mg = Dry mouth, some snoring; @ 50mg = hangover-like feelings, inability to concentrate, all-day fatigue, *WORSENED SNORING & SLEEP APNEA!* | I took this drug for several years @ 25mg, but had to increase to 50mg as my tolerance grew. It initially helped me get to sleep quickly, but I could never stay asleep for more than 3hrs. at a time. After my neuro increased the dose to 50mg, I stayed asleep an extra hour (maybe), but woke with a hangover-like headache & all-day fatigue. My husband also told me I started snoring more heavily & periodically STOPPED BREATHING during sleep! I tapered off & stopped taking it altogether when drs. at a sleep study center told me it was making my SLEEP APNEA worse! I still have mild sleep apnea & insomnia without it, but am trying a different combination of meds now (because I just so happen to enjoy breathing...) o_O | F | 37 | 5 years | 5/21/2008 | 3 | SLEEP | MAKES ME VERY SLEEPY AND KINDA HUNGOVER THE NEXT MORNING | WORKS VERY WELL FOR SLEEP. REALLY KNOCKS ME OUT..BUT I HATE THE FEELING THE NEXT MORNING. I TAKE 150MG ON/OFF AS NEEDED. SHOULD TAKE ON REGULAR BASIS SO I CAN GET USED TO IT... | M | 33 | 1 years | 5/9/2008 | 1 | Depression, anti-anxiety | Insomnia, Sinus infections, horrifying debilitating nightmares, sweating | Every brain is different, and I have found that because my career and hobbies all revolve around my creativity, and financial dependence on my ability to be wildly creative at the drop of a hat, taking any drugs or medications is a long difficult decision for me because my creativity is my life, my sanity, my financial stability, my love, my emotions. THIS DRUG WAS DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING FOR ME. It created frightening dream states before, during and after sleep where my creations, designs, drawings, turned into attacking me, chasing me, literally to where deep REM sleep was equivalent of death, beyond my control even. I was so sleep deprived at one point I craved death, but still couldn't get to sleep (over weeks). I'm sure this sounds entertaining to a reader, but many people who work in many creative industries cannot afford this to happen, and I think might feel better knowing someone else experienced this terrible side effect. I started to fear the Trazodone like it was a poison | M | 42 | 3 months | 5/4/2008 | 5 | fibromyalgia, insomnia | Took 50 mg the first night and the next morning woke up with no pain. Felt refreshed and clear-headed for the first time in months. Now take 100 mg and sometimes need to up it to 150 mg for a few nights. Don't stop taking this medicine suddenly. If I miss even 1 night I have withdrawal symptoms by mid-day. Take your time and taper slowly if you need to stop. | F | 39 | 7 years | 2/5/2008 |