Has anyone tried trazodone as a sleeping aid. I was on Ambien doctor switched me to trazodone. 50 mg. Last night was first day using it. It made me dizzy. I feel like I have a hangover.
Hi Clay,
Trazodone helped me sleep years ago when I was on a different AD. I take Ambien every night now due to chronic insomnia (due to the AD I took years ago). Doc wants me off Ambien, as it isn’t good for women my age at this dose. So... tried Trazodone for a few nights, didn’t sleep and felt drugged into the afternoon the next day.
I know this isn’t much help. I have read where Trazadone is a viable alternative to Ambien and it helps a lot of people. But it didn’t help me the last time I tried it. Not sure why. Maybe I didn’t give it a chance, but I didn’t recall having to try longer the first time, it just worked for me.
HI clay
Yeah I was on trazadone for 15 years and sleep was great for ME
I knew that when I tuk this med when I went to bed, I would defo sleep, but I was on 300 mg so that mite be the reason, like any med untill your body adjust to it, you will get symptoms.. I would of never come of trazadone if it had just not stopped working for me, as since then, 18 month ago, I don’t sleep any more, so wish I could go back to it again...
But as we are all diffrent what works for one, may not for the next person, it’s a mater of finding some thing that suits YOU.. good luk 🤗x
Hi Tracey thanks for replying. How many mg were you taking on the trazodone how long did you take it for. I was on Ambien for one month and a half on 10 mg. How many mg you take on the Ambien. It did help me sleep through the night. Had a hard time falling asleep last night w the trazodone. I don't know if it was the anxiety of it not working. And being used to the Ambien . But eventually fell asleep.
Hello Clay, I still have insomnia and take 50mg Trazodone, but it doesn't seem to be working now after only 2 weeks, and it is difficult to stop it. I hope you have a better experience. It makes me dizzy too
Hi Clay,
I have no idea what the dosage of Trazadone was when I took it years ago, but I took it for about 4 years. My most recent try was at 50mg - but I couldn’t fall asleep. I currently take 10mg of Ambien nightly (and have for about 7 years). It helps me fall asleep, but I only sleep about 5 hours. I’m trying to wean down to 5mg.
How did you manage to get off the Trazodone Tracey? I have only been taking 50mg but when I stop end up in a terrible state.
Oh Dawn how on earth do you manage without good sleep. You are one amazingly strong woman!
I ended up in a terrible state. After taking Paxil and Trazadone for 4 years I simply stopped both. No one advised that I should wean off or how to stop. I went through all kinds of side effects. It eventfully settled, but I don’t recommend that method. It was difficult.
The remaining issue is insomnia, which is now chronic. I blame the Paxil though.
Hiya Dom... how’s things going with you?? As for sleep there’s not a lot I can do, doc gave me two weeks of sleep tablets and it worked great, but he won’t give me any more now 😔 so just have to carry on best I can... Iv just been told Iv got restless leg syndrome ( RLS) and it won’t go now Iv got it, so that don’t help at nite, as I can’t keep still in bed, that aloan drives me mad, so just trying some meds for that, the task of life lol 🤗x
I also take 50 mg. I did feel dizzy when I took it. They say it takes a while to adjust to your body. Have you tried Ambien.
Hi Dawn thanks for replying. It's good to know that trazodone worked for you. Sorry to hear that it stopped working after so many years. What do you take know to help you sleep.
Hello Clay, my doctor will not prescribe Ambien. She tried but I think it is restricted here. The good thing about Trazodone is that it isn't addictive.
Yeah mine is chronic too. Never had it before in my life, and now 3 months solid despite sleep meds urgh.
Hey Dawn I am on 40mg. Have been for 6 weeks, but feels like it stopped working and have felt panicky for first time in ages. Was ddoing okay until then. Do I need to up or switch do you think?
Aren't you tempted to switch AD? I heard you sleep like a baby on Mirtazapine but put on several stone.
I had a twitch leg when I started Prozac but it passed. Just love your positive spirit xxx
Wow I can't believe you just stopped on 200mg. I am so glad you are okay now x
Domm where do you live. I live in California. But the doctor says Ambien is addictive so he wants me off it. You're right he said trazodone isn't addictive. That's why he switched it.
I am in the UK Clay. I wish I was in California Is Trazodone helping you sleep? I think the dizziness will go. It helps me sleep but doesn't help enough. I am desperate for good sleep. I think Ambien is very addictive and just for temporary relief.
I don’t take any thing for sleep now days, Iv tried herbal meds, but not that good...
I won’t change my meds now, Prozac is fine for me since I went up to 60mg that’s when it all settled down then.... think you’ve just got to see what suits you, I was on mirt b4 Prozac, and yes that does put weight on you, but for me, it was the nitemares that drug gave me, I tried it for 6 month so to see if it would settle down, but it just got worse, where I was waking up 4/5 times anite scared out of my head, with bad nitemares so I just had enough and came off mirt straight away and on to Prozac 🤗x
Trazadone did help me last night was my first time taking it. Ambien would help me sleep through out the whole night. I've heard of people taking Ambien for years. So you can't get Ambien in the UK.