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Re: Trazodone and Ativan

Posted by Hugh on September 1, 2015, at 15:41:33

In reply to Trazodone and Ativan, posted by Lucy_B on September 1, 2015, at 13:01:07

I would sleep the night through on trazodone, but I'd feel groggy for much of the day, so I stopped taking it. I don't remember any withdrawal symptoms, but I didn't take it that long.

I'd feel much more refreshed after a night's sleep on Ambien, but it caused suicidal ideation about half the time I took it.

I took Ativan almost every night for three years for insomnia. I started at .5 mg. I increased my dosage twice because of tolerance, getting up to 1.5 mg. After three years, it started to cause brain fog and terrible gastrointestinal problems (there are lots of GABA-A receptors in the gut as well as the brain). I had a hellish four-month taper from benzos (I did a crossover from Ativan to Valium halfway through my taper). The depression and anxiety and insomnia I suffered during my withdrawal from benzos were far worse than anything I'd experienced before going on Ativan.

Many people are able to take benzos long-term without any problems. But many people aren't.


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