Posted by yxibow on January 27, 2006, at 23:58:38
In reply to Desyrel, posted by Jayslace on January 27, 2006, at 16:14:24
> Hi,
> My neurologist who had ordered a sleep study for me ( and called and told me I don't have sleep apnea, but wanted me to have another one, just because I needed 5 naps, and only had 4...) up and left his practice , unnanounced.
> In the mean time he had only had me on Celexa, and desyrel. (desyrel 50 mg at night for sleep)How long were you on Trazodone? 50mg is a very low dose and a standard one for sleep. It doesn't really become psychiatrically significant until you get up to 150, 200mg. Inpatients are given as much as 600 (well, when this drug was actually used in the 70s because the average adult dose would put anyone to sleep!) But each person can vary. Eventually tolerance does develop on Trazodone, and 50 becomes 75 becomes 100... at least in my experience and you have to downtaper and start the whole process over again.
Glad you're on Ambien though... ugh... Trazodone is a munchy craving mind dulling way to go to sleep. At least in my opinion. Your miles may vary.Hope you feel better. If you weren't on the Trazodone for very long I doubt you will have these effects for very long. They also could very well be startup transients of Ambien. Also there is the complication of your neurological condition that I cant answer (brain tumours)... which I'm sorry you had to endure.
To better sleep
Jay
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