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Posted by tbro on May 10, 2001, at 16:22:14
Hi all
As if being on elavil and clonazepam isn't enough, now my doc has put me on trazodone too. What can I expect from this drug??
The elavil has left me with anger problems and the clonazepam takes care of the panic disorder. What is the trazodone for do ya think?
Any advice?
thanks
T
Posted by cole on May 10, 2001, at 18:00:58
In reply to Trazodone---what next??, posted by tbro on May 10, 2001, at 16:22:14
Not knowing your diagnosis, or symptoms, I can't say what your doc's intentions may be. I personally have taken trazodone for over 10 years, it does a great job of helping me get to sleep at night, and on low doses I don't have a hangover effect in the morning. I've never seen it help with my depression, but it certainly takes care of the insommnia that depression causes for me.
cole
Posted by mila on May 10, 2001, at 18:15:03
In reply to Re: Trazodone---what next??, posted by cole on May 10, 2001, at 18:00:58
Hi,
trazodone made me very sleepy the very first night I took the pill. the following nights I started having nocturnal panic attacks on it, and discontinued its use.
good luck
mila
Posted by SalArmy4me on May 10, 2001, at 23:31:28
In reply to Trazodone---what next??, posted by tbro on May 10, 2001, at 16:22:14
Trazodone is arguably the best medication for sleep because one never develop a tolerance for its sedating effect.
> Hi all
> As if being on elavil and clonazepam isn't enough, now my doc has put me on trazodone too. What can I expect from this drug??
> The elavil has left me with anger problems and the clonazepam takes care of the panic disorder. What is the trazodone for do ya think?
> Any advice?
> thanks
> T
Posted by tbro on May 11, 2001, at 15:02:45
In reply to Re: Trazodone---what next?? » tbro, posted by SalArmy4me on May 10, 2001, at 23:31:28
Took the Traz last night and had a great night's sleep. Woke up kind of foggy and "headmushed" but it subsided by noon and I have been feeling great since. I think i like this one. I'll let ya know.
Does anyone know it's action re: depression??
(in simple terms?)
thanks again for the advice
Tina> Trazodone is arguably the best medication for sleep because one never develop a tolerance for its sedating effect.
>
> > Hi all
> > As if being on elavil and clonazepam isn't enough, now my doc has put me on trazodone too. What can I expect from this drug??
> > The elavil has left me with anger problems and the clonazepam takes care of the panic disorder. What is the trazodone for do ya think?
> > Any advice?
> > thanks
> > T
Posted by SalArmy4me on May 11, 2001, at 19:15:50
In reply to Re: Trazodone---what next?? » tbro, posted by SalArmy4me on May 10, 2001, at 23:31:28
Trazodone selectively inhibits serotonin uptake and potentiates the behavioral changes induced by the serotonin precursor, 5-HTP.
Posted by Ann NY on May 14, 2001, at 2:34:24
In reply to Trazodone---what next??, posted by tbro on May 10, 2001, at 16:22:14
As I recently posted:
A couple of years a go I was on Trazadone. It is an AD that isn't used as a primary AD because it is a better sleeping pill. It came onto the market about the same time Prozac did. I'm pretty sure it is an SSRI. It is compatible with lots of ADs. I took it to help me sleep while depressed and also to get some extra help while waiting for the Prozac to kick in (which never happened).I don't know why your Dr. suggests trazadone but I thought the stuff was great. It keeps you asleep the whole night instead of just getting you to sleep and taking off like Ambien. I'm not sure if it helped my depression. I was only on it for a few weeks. Maybe a month.
> Hi all
> As if being on elavil and clonazepam isn't enough, now my doc has put me on trazodone too. What can I expect from this drug??
> The elavil has left me with anger problems and the clonazepam takes care of the panic disorder. What is the trazodone for do ya think?
> Any advice?
> thanks
> T
Posted by geno on December 25, 2001, at 9:09:10
In reply to Re: Trazodone---what next?? » tbro, posted by Ann NY on May 14, 2001, at 2:34:24
> As I recently posted:
> A couple of years a go I was on Trazadone. It is an AD that isn't used as a primary AD because it is a better sleeping pill. It came onto the market about the same time Prozac did. I'm pretty sure it is an SSRI. It is compatible with lots of ADs. I took it to help me sleep while depressed and also to get some extra help while waiting for the Prozac to kick in (which never happened).
>
> I don't know why your Dr. suggests trazadone but I thought the stuff was great. It keeps you asleep the whole night instead of just getting you to sleep and taking off like Ambien. I'm not sure if it helped my depression. I was only on it for a few weeks. Maybe a month.
>
>
> > Hi all
> > As if being on elavil and clonazepam isn't enough, now my doc has put me on trazodone too. What can I expect from this drug??
> > The elavil has left me with anger problems and the clonazepam takes care of the panic disorder. What is the trazodone for do ya think?
> > Any advice?
> > thanks
> > TYou could try a lower dose of remeron, 15mg, if you do not suffer from depression. 30mg works well for adjitated depression(noway a mood elevator), slilll puts me to sleep within an hour and sleep 6-8 hrs,and quells anxiety. Remeron has a potent histamine blocker "built into it" esp at low doses. high doses 45-60mg, it tends to block Norepinephirne Alpha 2 receptor site, causing more stimulation, libido, less sedation.
The only side effect is increased appetite due to the blockade of 5ht3 receptors, which help nausea. I never get stomach aches anymore, but let me tell you i could eat a pig. I also can tell "withdrawls" from remeron after 2 days. im sure not everyone feels these withdrawls, or plain old panic anxiety, insomina doom feelings coming right back 24/7, but for me, i suspect this med works very weel for me and my body "likes it" when it doesnt have it, it "withdrawls" Sorta like a drug, OH WAIT, remeron is a drug, BUt legal! oh boy.geno
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