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jennie
Poohbah
Registered: December 2002
Location: DC metro area
Posts: 1357
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Review Date: Thu June 22, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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excessive sleep
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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excessive daytime drowsiness * impaired driving
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I was prescribed Desyrel to help with my sleep disturbances for PTSD. I think prescribing Desyrel along with other antidepressants and antianxiety meds is a common practice of psychiatrists. I think doing such intoxicates patients too severely and prevents normal functioning at work and prevents independence (such as driving). I also think other sleep disorders may be overlooked. I had undiagnosed sleep apnea at the time I was taking Desyrel.
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candybear
Grand Magnate
Managing Editor, PC
Registered: April 2004
Location: the frozen tundra
Posts: 4228
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Review Date: Fri September 8, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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puts you to sleep
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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makes you excessively groggy
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I've tried this one (aka Trazodone) twice. First time, worked great for a long time (if you overlook the walking-into-walls thing when you wake up unexpectedly!). Second time, didn't touch me. I had to pick yes or no, so I picked yes, but my review would actually be a middling "eh."
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eskielover
Magnate
Registered: October 2004
Location: Harrodsburg, Kentucky, USA
Posts: 2332
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Review Date: Thu September 14, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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dizziness, migraine pain, sleepiness
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This medication was given under hospital evaluation. This medication effected my blood pressure, causing dizziness. The migraine pain showed up within the first 8 hours (upon waking up the next morning). On top of these reactions to the med, I found that sleepiness was another effect that is caused.....unable to stay awake after taking it.....extremely drowsy. Due to the side effects, I wasn't able to stay on the med long enough to determine is it had any effect on my depression
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darkeyes
Moderator
Community Support Team
Registered: May 2001
Location: US
Posts: 6552
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Review Date: Fri September 15, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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may help relax one enough to fall right to sleep,sort of like a sleeping pill effect
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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Only took once,gave me a huge migraine headache and made me feel like I was anesthetized
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This medication may help others,but didn't have any positive effects on me.
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abilifyguy
Member
Registered: November 2006
Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 68
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Review Date: Wed November 1, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Good sleep aid, great anti-anxiety aid
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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initial headaches - but they go away with time
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I take this drug (100mg at bedtime) to cure insomnia caused by abilify. It is a great sleep aid with no daytime drowsiness. What I have noticed during the day is less anxiety and stress, especially at work. When I first started taking it I had some bad headaches, but that wore off in about a week.
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Brookester
Member
Registered: December 2006
Location: California
Posts: 47
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Review Date: Thu December 21, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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makes one unconscious so they cannot complain
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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excessive drowsiness
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this is a great med if you don't have anything to do the first 8 hours of the next day, because your brain is literally fried.
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Suzy5654
Poohbah
Registered: May 2006
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1129
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Review Date: Sun January 21, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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I take it at night to help me sleep plus the anti depressant effects are helping
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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none--no headaches; blood pressure still good on meds prescribed for that
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I was in a manic state when I was switched from Xanax at night (wasn't helping me sleep more than 3 hours) to Trazodone. Trazodone allows me to sleep for 6 hours. I don't have any daytime grogginess, but I do take Concerta & Provigil in the morning--both stimulants.
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Hopefull
Grand Member
Registered: November 2005
Posts: 732
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Review Date: Thu January 25, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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It made me feel oddly sane when I woke up in the middle of the night. It lowered anxiety levels and improved mood in early morning.
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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It didn't help me sleep and I was dizzy when I woke up in the middle of the night. I think I crashed in the middle of the day from it. But, it might have been the problem.
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I threw it away instead of taking it. Bleck!
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jattitude74
Member
Registered: March 2007
Posts: 124
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Review Date: Wed April 4, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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helps with sleep and antidepressant effect helped
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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loopy if I wake up in the middle of the night
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has worked well for me so far, started it for depression, then pdoc continued with it when i was diagnosed with bipolar, been on for 6 mo.
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DoubtingThomasina
Junior Member
Registered: April 2007
Location: North Dakota, ASA
Posts: 13
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Review Date: Wed April 11, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $12.00| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Effectively treats insomnia
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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May have to take it for a long time to stabilize sleep patterns
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Trazodone knocks you out in about 20 minutes. Waking up can be a little hassle but when you do, you are so well rested. It also helps treat depression in conjuction with other antidepressants. Bipolar people should be careful so as not to get manic. Mood stabilizers are also needed. This is my experience with Trazodone.
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marshall
Newly Joined
Registered: April 2007
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Review Date: Sun April 15, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Effective temporary sleeping aid, withdrawal is easy (unlike benzos and sleeping pills)
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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Can be hard to get up the next morning.
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Trazodone is very helpful for getting a good nights rest if you are experiencing nightime anxiety. It will make you a bit dizzy and light headed if you try to stay awake on it, however I'm usually knocked out within an hour and those side effects are gone by morning.
Nothing bad happens to me if I miss a dose or quit "cold turkey". I can just take it as needed. This was not the case with Xanax which caused me a bit of trouble when I tried to quit.
Warning: Don't take any later than 7 hours before you have to get up or you might just sleep through your alarm!
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ouch
Veteran Member
Registered: June 2006
Posts: 321
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Review Date: Sun May 20, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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helps with sleep, sex drive better, lifts mood when together with anti-dep
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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excessive sleepiness during day
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Made me very tired during the day.
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tranquility
Grand Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 805
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Review Date: Tue May 22, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $7.00| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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good for sleep
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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no negative if you take right when ready to go to bed
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taking trazadone for sleep for over 15 years. I fall asleep but would have trouble staying asleep. This keeps me asleep. Initially,a doc put me on this as a regular antidepressent about 17 years ago - 350 mg in the morning! That was not good - had to sit in a chair for 20 minutes until the room stopped spinning. would only recommend this for sleep
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EnigmaCat
Newly Joined
Registered: March 2007
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Review Date: Wed June 6, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $0.13| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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great sleep aid. really helps with anxiety. works well with fluoxetine to fight depression.
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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when taken at bedtime, there are none beyond walking like a drunken sailor before fully awake.
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I'm currently taking 75 mgs of Trazodone a night right before bed. It has enabled me to get 8 hours of uninterupted sleep each night. I hadn't had that for years. It is also working quite well to alleviate my anxiety disorders, both during the night and throughout the day. My chief anti-depressant is fluoxetine (prozac). The trazodone is enhancing the effects of that medication.
The only con I've experienced is quite mild. When first rising, I'm a bit unsteady on my feet. That goes away in a minute or two.
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Sultrysorrow
Member
Registered: October 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 41
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Review Date: Wed October 3, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Much better than Ambien or any OTC I've ever taken
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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Takes a couple of hours to really kick in
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Since I've had bad episodes with hyponotics (medicated induced amnesia & hypnotic episodes not knowing what I was doing while awake) very scary. I was offered this medication by my psychiatrist to help me w/ my chronic rythmic movement sleep disorder and insomnia. I wouldn't consider taking anything else at this time in my life. I fall asleep and if I have to get up to go the the bathroom or whatever I have no problem falling back to sleep. Current dosage is 100mg.
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50guy
Veteran Member
Registered: February 2007
Location: Lakeville, MN
Posts: 457
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Review Date: Tue October 23, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $0.06| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Helps you fall asleep faster.
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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Takes more than an hour to work, sometimes up to 2 hours
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I take 100mg for insomnia. Sometimes I have weird dreams but, not scary ones.
Using it instead of Zoloft for relief in the daytime. It helps me stay asleep and I am calm during the day.
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anna342
Member
Registered: March 2007
Location: England
Posts: 95
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Review Date: Mon November 5, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Helped with sleep
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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Hangover feeling and took a while to work
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It did work well for the purpose- Insomnia- however I'd feel tired all day. Also took a larger dose than I thought have, and gave me a terrible hangover. My own fault I know!
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haleyshea
Newly Joined
Registered: December 2007
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Review Date: Tue December 4, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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gets you to sleep fast
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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nightmares, inabilitly to wake from nightmares, grogginess
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I was prescribed this medicine to help me get to sleep, but the side effects were too bad.
I would have very terrifying dreams and even once I realized I was dreaming I could not wake up. The next morning I would always feel hung over and sore.
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BLMr81
Newly Joined
Registered: December 2007
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Review Date: Fri December 28, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Slept very well
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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Couldn't think clearly
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Though it did help me sleep, like it was prescribed for. I wasn't warned about dementia like side effects, which I had.
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Ben23
Newly Joined
Registered: February 2008
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Review Date: Wed February 13, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Helps a lot for sleeping problems, calms down (sort of)
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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Grogginess (1-2 strong coffees needed in the morning), difficulty concentrating, effects wears off with time, reeeeaaaally dry mouth/sore eyes
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Great med to help solve temporary sleep problems. I started Paxil 10mg and was unable to get more than 2-3 hours of sleep for several days... GP prescribed this, made me sleep 8-9 hours for a few days... Then more 5-6 hours, but still, helps a lot. Stopped when the Paxil "kicked in" but still use it some days where I feel I won't get a good night sleep.
Btw, as I said I am on Paxil 10mg and I don't know if the side effects were caused by the Trazodone or worsened by it (from the Paxil)... But definatly, this is a life saver for insomniacs and the side effects are nothing (to me, at least) compared to the benefits of a 6+ hours night.
Oh yeah, I switched from Rivotril (clonazepam) to this without any problems (tapered off a few days though, 1mg --> 0.5 mg (4-5 days) --> 0,25mg (4-5 days)). More effective than any benzo I've tried (for sleep problems, that is) and less addictive.
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apbutterfly
Newly Joined
Registered: February 2008
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Review Date: Fri February 15, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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a little calmer
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Negative aspects of the product (cons):
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very groggy first few days
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I was placed on trazadone due to severe insomnia and depression.
I had been off meds for a long time because I foolishly thought I could do without them. I have been such a wreck because of that.
The first 3 days I was extremely groggy. I had a hard time getting out of bed. Drowsy all day. At night I could only sleep in 2-3 hour increments. And more times than not I could not return to sleep after waking. I eventually had to start taking 2 50 mg tabs at night along with 4 tylenol pm and 2 benadryl to be able to sleep and stay asleep.
I have been on it now for 3 weeks, I feel a little better but still having a lot of the intense negative feelings that drove me back to medication in the first place.
Note: I am severely depressed and it never seems to go away. I have been hospitalized numerous times for it and also due to self mutilation. And also currently on along with the trazadone, zyprexa and zoloft.
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