Posted by Wildflower on December 28, 2004, at 10:04:20
In reply to Trazodone as an antidepressant, posted by ed_uk on December 25, 2004, at 16:01:32
> Has anyone experienced a good anti-depressant effect from trazodone? (I'm asking this question because trazodone has a reputation for being a rather 'weak' anti-depressant).
>
> Ed.I asked my doctor about this when I was taking it. He said that when it prescribed for depression-only, it was a very, very, very high dose. I can't remember the dosage but the difference between a dose for depression and a dose for insomnia was astronomical.
I took it for insomnia and it was very hard to wake up the next day. There was no AD benefit for me --- at all.
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