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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Insomnia for 9 years | I had insomnia for years after working night shift. I had finally switched to day shift and my normal cocktail of Benadryl, melatonin, ambien, and Xanax were no longer working. After not sleeping for 5 days straight I finally got put on trazodone. With the first couple of doses I did feel like I was short of breath with a racing pulse. I also had and still do have increased thirst. I am finally able to sleep! I now get 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep every night. I feel amazing and I feel that this medicine has given me my life back!!! | F | 30 | 2 months 100mg | 5/12/2013 | 5 | Inability to fall asleep; anxiety | None, that I'm aware of, but am wondering (after reading these reviews) if weight gain is one. Am taking other meds, so could be a combination. | Have been taking depression meds for years, but started having trouble sleeping following a family tragedy. Have taken different anti-depressants, but stick to one 50 mg. Trazodone tablet nightly, and continue to have good results. I haven't needed to increase the dosage for the same results. I agree with whomever wrote that you need to go to bed within one hour of taking it, though. After that, the effects seem to wear off, and it becomes more difficult to go to sleep. | F | 65 | 6 years | 12/11/2009 | 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 | 5 | Chronic long-term insomnia | Drowsiness, increased thirst | This is the only medication that has helped my insomnia. If I don't take it, I don't sleep. I have been on this for around 10 years and have had no serious side effects. Take with food and be ready to get in bed when you take it if taking for insomnia. It starts working fairly quickly. | F | 34 | 10 years 50mg | 3/25/2015 | 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 | 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 | 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 | TO Sleeo at night | F | 70 | 1 days 50 mg | 1/14/2015 | 5 | Insomnia | It has a definite and very welcome appetite suppressant effect on me. I hope that continues; I know for some people it causes weight gain. It also makes me want to sweeten my coffee a lot less; less than half what I did before I started taking it. In addition it has changed my temperature perceptions; I used to get cold during the day and would turn the thermostat up, then turn it down at night and turn on two fans. I don't need the fans, and I keep the temperature the same day and night. The downside is that it makes me very loopy; I have trouble thinking of words and names, and my spelling has gotten horrible. I can live with that. | It's helping me get to sleep and wake up at normal times, something I haven't been able to do for more than a year. It's causing me to lose weight; I have to force myself to eat twice a day so I can take my pills (which need to be taken with food). My life is getting progressively saner. I feel like a new person. I don't think I was depressed or anxious before, but maybe I was. Anyway, I'm happier now because of the positive changes. | F | 65 | 4 days 50 MG 1X day | 12/23/2014 Patient History | 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 | 5 | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | If I don't IMMEDIATELY go to sleep, I become ravenously hungry. | Like a miracle for me. Tremendously improved the quality of my life. I'm able to sleep through the night, no longer just at "hover" level. | F | 45 | 2 years | 1/15/2006 | 5 | I requested this because after years on Ambien, then Ambien CR the past 2 years, I wanted something that would not need to be increased due to tolerance, and did not WANT to take Ambien for the addictive reasons which I've had. I do get a stuffy nose, and dry mouth, red eyes, and have the detailed dreams, but once I wake up and have my first cup of coffee, I do feel better! I definitely helps me sleep better than the Ambien did-although Ambien helped me "fall asleep" faster. My eye doctor put me on Restasis eye drops for the redness (he said he HAD heard of the redness from the Traz) and it helps a little. All in all I can live with these symptoms knowing that the alternative (and I literally have pretty much tried EVERyTHING for insomnia) is not something I want to live with! I feel "free" for the first time in years not being a slave to Ambien!!! | My Dr told me I could take 1/2 (25 MG) up to 2 (100 MG). The 100 mg dose cused worse dreams-so I cut it back to 75, then 50 and even cut a tablet so I was taking 3/4 of a 50 mg tablet. I get sleep with the smaller dose, and my dreams are not as bad. Best of all, I tell myself in the morning that I DID sleep obviously because I had dreams! That really helps me mentally to know I got sleep--which I will take over not sleeping at all any day!!! | F | 48 | 2 months 1X day | 9/21/2012 | 5 | sleep | This medicine works great to get me to sleep. | F | 31 | 5 years | 2/19/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic | Amazing no side affects except the ones i was taking it for(sleep). I got a good night sleep and was finally able to relax. | F | 21 | 4 days | 1/22/2005 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic | Amazing no side affects except the ones i was taking it for(sleep). I got a good night sleep and was finally able to relax. | F | 21 | 4 days | 1/22/2005 | 5 | unable to sleep | about 10 to 15 minutes after taking this I feel slightly dizzy if I'm still standing, but I now take it immediately before getting in bed for the night | F | 63 | 13 years 50 mg 1X day | 1/10/2011 | 5 | Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression | dry mouth, difficulty waking up if less than six hours have passed since taking | This has been a fantastic drug for me! Before, it would take me over an hour to fall asleep, and now I'm out like a light in half an hour. On the down side, I can't take it if I'm going to be getting less than six hours of sleep, otherwise I won't be able to wake up as fast, and often I'll fall right back asleep and not remember conversations. Otherwise, it's fantastic! | F | 20 | 5 months 150 1X day | 5/20/2011 |