TRAZODONE HCL Reviews (TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.8 (231 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 |
| 1 | Sleepliness | I started out taking 50 mg a day at night because I couldn't sleep. I went to sleep easily and slept great. After a while the dosage had to be increased to 100 and then to 150. I suffered from dry mouth and dry eyes terribly. I began to get acid reflux and was put on medication for that. I didn't connect the medication to the acid reflux which kept getting worse. Then I began to experienced racing heart. To the point where I had to go to the dr. And have tests. They concluded that the trazodone was causing the fast heartbeat..and took me off. I went thru hell getting off it. It took months. And then one day I realized that my acid reflux was gone. The stomach bloating was gone. The dry eyes and dry mouth were gone. I still haven't found a solution to my sleep problems but I'll never take trazodone again. | F | 69 | 3 years 150 1X day | 9/13/2015 | 4 | Chronic insomnia, depression, PTSD | My problem with trazodone is my body got extremely use to it which is why I'm at 150mg(and I refuse to go higher). The medicine has honestly helped me so much over the years BUT within the past 2 years it has over the time stopped working for me because I've had to also take OTC sleep aid to assist with the sleeping or even if I did take OTC I still would stay awake and not sleep (granted my insomnia especially as of lately since my grandmother has passed has been acting as if it's insomnia on steroids). Another thing is I only take it at night to sleep - regardless if I've eaten 30 minutes before, an hour, or even 3 hours before I get so nauseous when I go to lay down to the point that keeps me awake. I don't know why it is doing this and neither does my doctor. | The thing about trazodone, it doesn't work for everyone just like any medications. I have been on it for 7 years and only until the last two years I've had problems. | F | 24 | 7 years 150 | 8/29/2015 | 1 | insomnia | Horrible, DO NOT RECOMMEND!! 2 years after taking this, I still experience side effects. It messed up my vestibular system so badly. Dizziness, anxiety, blurred vision. Had to take welbutrin to curb EXTREME anxiety caused by trazadone. (A FEAR like I have never experienced before! I felt like my world was (literally) spinning out of control) I repeat, DO NOT TAKE TRAZADONE! It will mess up your life! This drug should be taken off the market! | F | 36 | 8 days 50 mg 1X day | 7/23/2015 | 1 | chronic insomnia | groggy, low in energy and tired. Shortness of breath, breathing through my mouth. Somewhat flu like symptoms, headache it's hard to bear the weight of my head on my body, dry mouth with chocking sensation and blocked nostrils so I'm breathing through my mouth. Very heavy chest with pounding heart. literally I'm hearing my heart beat from last 26 hours. Oh and I forgot to mention pounding and clog ears. Back pain, neck pain and some visual hallucinations. | I was happily taking Ativan 0.5 mgs from last two years but I asked my doc to give me something else with "least possible side effects". I asked because I was having absolute dependency and immunity to Ativan, so my doctor Rx trazodone stating that it's "ONLY" going make me groggy for a few days, and that's it, but last night around 9:30 p.m, and it knocked me out in about 20 minutes. It's good because I don't want insomnia, but it gave me hangover feelings. I had a very restless night because I woke up several times with thoughts of fear and confusion. My chest was very heavy and I had such a hard time breathing. It's been about 26 hours since I took it but my chest is still very heavy and I am short in breath and continuously breathing through my mouth. I hardly made it through the day because I was so low in energy and had a foggy mind. Yes my happy bubble has burst and I can't wait to get rid of these side effects.I am not going to take this drug anymore and I won't recommend it to anyone. Also, I forgot to mention my daughter took this drug a few years ago and she quit it within a week. | F | 50 | 1 days 25 mgs 1X day | 7/21/2015 | 1 | insomnia | Restlessness, terror, anxiety | My experience taking this medication was so awful I have been unable to bring myself to try another medication and it's been over a year. This made me tired. I have never been so exhausted. It made my brain sleepy but gave my body a mind of its own. I could fall asleep for a few minutes then would awaken with the over whelming need to shake my arms. I spent 10hrs sitting in my backyard crying and a good amount of that time; trying to punch my own arms until they fell asleep. I wouldn't wish the experience on my enemies. | F | 25 | 1 days 50MG | 6/22/2015 | 1 | Insomnia | I woke up the next morning. I had blood by face and in the floor. Apparently, i got up fell to the floor face first. I split my lip, and now i have stitches... The worst part is.... I don't remember!! I' m afraid to fall asleep at all now! I took only 1 pill. This is my experience. Not to discourage anyone else from trying it.. I just won't. | M | 1 days 100 | 6/16/2015 | 5 | racing thoughts, anxiety, insomnia | No side effects at all. | This was an excellent medication for me. I lead a normal life, I work two jobs, have a great social life thanks to it. I also take Klonopin in the a.m. and p.m. | F | 64 | 23 years 100-125mg 1X day | 6/14/2015 | 1 | Insomnia, depression/anxiety | Nasal congestion, frequent urination, dizziness, headache, bloating, extreme thirst, next day grogginess, sleeplessness, heartburn | After trying many different medications to treat anxiety and insomnia, zoloft, buspar, hydroxyzine, klonopin to name a few I had reached a point where nothing was working. (Benzos work well for me, but my doctor doesn't care to prescribe them often) I had talked to my PCP and asked to try trazodone. Big mistake. I'm usually a person who can wait out side effects because I know they aren't permanent but the side effects from this medication are some of the worst. The first night i took 50 mg during the day and 100 mg before bed. It did not cause any drowsiness whatsoever. I almost immediately got a pounding headache, felt extremely dizzy and felt more depressed (slight suicidal idealization) than I have in my life. Once I went to sleep I had continuous nightmares, and woke up several times to not only go pee, but to drink water. I would end up drinking about 4 bottles of water in about 25 minutes. I was so thirsty and miserable. However, once I went back to sleep about 3:30 I didn't wake up until almost 4 pm. No matter how hard I would try to wake up, I would fall right back asleep. Finally I woke up, took a shower and felt slightly okay. Still had a headache. The next few times I took it, I cut my dose down to just 50 mg and it did nothing for my sleep. The dizziness I felt was unreal and never went away. I still feel lightly heavy in the head and I took my dose yesterday at 2 pm. As far as I can tell this medicine has no benefits that are outweighing the bad side effects | F | 22 | 3 days 50mg | 5/25/2015 | 2 | insomnia/depression/anxiety | Ears feel like they are slightly blocked. I work over nights and I last went to bed on Tuesday morning (May 19/2015) and I have not slept while taking this medication | I was prescribed this medication for insomnia/depression/anxiety and have not slept in 2 days. First night I took,I slept 3 hours and felt groggy,dis-orientated,shaky and out of it(not feeling right).I took my pill at 1:30pm today and it's now 4:15pm.I am not taking this anymore | M | 48 | 2 days 50mg 1X day | 5/21/2015 | 2 | insomia, anxiety, manic depression | Heightened insomnia, slight headache | Well... I took one 50mg tablet at around 6pm hoping to fall asleep shortly. Never happened. Around 10pm I took another 50mg tablet. I was absolutely restless in bed tossing and turning. Temperature was screwed up, kept feeling hotter than usual. Was able to fall asleep for a few hours maybe 3 or 4 until I woke up at 4am. After not being able to fall asleep again I decided I needed to upload my experience. Although this is the first night ive tried it, I hope it works tomorrow. | M | 19 | 1 days 50mg | 5/15/2015 | 5 | Insomnia | Can't turn my brain off at night. Barely getting 3rd hrs. Love this med. Makes me very sleepy in about 20 min. Wake up groggy but two very small cups of coffee wake me right up then feel very energized. Sleep about 6 hours.. wake up for potty break once but used to wake up every hour. I think it has helped my nervous bladder. It has made a fantastic difference in getting some quality sleep. You have to give this some time. Was extremely tired in the beginning but that is much better. I suffer from severe back pain and migraines. As my neurologist says, your body cannot heal itself unless you can sleep. No other side effects. Am on Lyrics also who have makes me forget names but small price to pay for not being in so much pain. | F | 72 | 6 months 50-100 my | 5/14/2015 | 5 | Anxiety and waking up at night | None, I've been on it so long, I have no side-effects. Wonderful drug | I've experienced side effects but I trudged through it and am glad I did. Taken at night with a quick bowl if cereal.. You have to eat something. | 49 | 7 days 150 | 5/12/2015 | 4 | Insommnia | Very slight headache at times, and gas. Half of an erection the next morning and throughout the next day at times. Penis muscle enlarged. | Go to bed no more than 15 minutes after taking 50-100mg or you might not get to sleep. Works well with no food or with food at bedtime. Helps me sleep well for 5 to 6 hours, thinking of including Melatonin to help sleep longer, however 6 hours is usually enough to get me through the day well. Helps calm speedy thoughts of the day almost immediately at bedtime. Fall asleep in 15 minutes. Works much better than Viagra.....email [email protected] | M | 68 | 13 months 50-100mg 1X day | 5/12/2015 | 5 | to help me sleep | Its a great sleep med I'm finally sleeping 8 hours | F | 52 | 8 months 30 mg | 5/11/2015 | 4 | Recovering addict with nightmares | None other then having the munchies right before I get sleepy and dry mouth | M | 22 | 1 months 150 | 5/9/2015 | 2 | Sleeping problems | Gas and severe bloating. | Trazodone has helped me sleep. Before taking this medication I was waking up every hour during the nighttime. Since taking trazodone the first night I woke up once (2 hours after falling asleep). The second and third night I woke up twice. I have tried every over the counter sleep aid and I have yet to find any med that has helped this much. Trazodone is wonderful as far as helping with sleep but the gas and severe bloating (120 lbs and workout daily) cause major problems. Trazodone has caused more bloat than I have ever experienced in my life. Also, I read a few posts on here about individuals experiencing withdrawal symptoms when stopping this med and that worries me. I am not sure if I am going to continue this medication. | F | 28 | 3 days 50 mg | 5/8/2015 | 1 | Sleep deprivation | Felt weird like I was high and just in a vegetated state and heart was pounding wanted to sleep but body wont shut down | Didnt like it | F | 27 | 2 days 100mg | 5/2/2015 | 1 | insomnia | last;night i took one, heart like pounding out of my;chest,not to mention dry mouth, also it did not help me sleep at all! | i am not sure why so many are successful with it, | M | 43 | 1 days 50mg | 4/29/2015 | 5 | Insomnia | Mild headaches | I've taken trazodone since I was 11 and I've had no problems whatsoever. | F | 18 | 8 years 300 mg | 4/12/2015 | 1 | Insomnia | Severe migraine | I was completely bed ridden the next day by a migraine not something I suffer from,not sure if it was due to taking this but will try again in another day | F | 36 | 1 days 150 1X day | 4/3/2015 |