trazodone

has ne 1 been on trazodone as well as anti depressants?I read that if u have trouble sleeping then trazodone can be prescribed 4 night time to aid sleep.
Ne 1 been on this or heard similar?

i actually have a bit of insomnia every once in a while.. i went to 2 different doctors and one of them gave me ambien, which i suggest nobody ever use, and the other gave me lunesta and actually reccomended i see a shrink because the insomnia most likely stems from anxiety...and he was right...But anyway, my therapist reccomended i try trazodone for my insomnia. It is primarily an antidepressant but when given in very small doses it is used to help sleep. I am not on anti-depressants and have never been, but i did get the small dose of trazodone to help me sleep when i need it because it is supposedly non addictive and safer then regular sleeping pills. It does make me very drowsy and relaxes me to point where it makes going to sleep alot easier. I dont know if this answered your question at all but i have experience with the drug so i thought i'd share

thanks 4 replying sweet4certain,and yes it does help answer my question,did the doc put u on it long term or like normal sleeping tabs that u take 4 a few nights and then wean off them?ru in the UK? i dont even know if they are available in the UK lol

nope, didnt put me on long term. Since its just for sleep problems, and my insomnia is very sporadic, he just told me to take it on nights when i knew i would have trouble sleeping. I've only taken maybe 2 pills since i got them. I doubt i will refill the prescription again. I am in the US.. i'm not sure if they are available in the UK? ok, well i hope this helped

i was on trazadone at the same time as paxil...i rather loved it. it knocked me out right away...and i was able to sleep a full night.
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if you have any reason that you might need to wake up in less than 8 to 10 hours after taking it....then don't. because it's extremely hard to stay awake and focus after taking.

i was put on trazadone to get off herion because i didnt want to do methadone so the effects it had on me were probably dsiffernt.