Trazodone for Insomnia

[Yann04]

Trazodone has often been prescribed of label at a low dose for insomnia. It's primary use however is an SSRI antidepressant.

Trazodone is the most effective insomnia treatment I've ever tried. It really helped my sleep for a couple months until I had to discontinue it a year and a half ago due to abnormal serotonin levels. (I was taking it every night).

I wonder if anyone knows if it's possible/okay to take the drug very irregularly? Or is it the kind of drug you have to take every night?

 

[Utsikt]

I have not tried Trazodone. I’ve tried many sleep medication and the only effective one has been 50mg Amitriptyline.

 

[Sasha]

I wonder if anyone knows if it's possible/okay to take the drug very irregularly? Or is it the kind of drug you have to take every night?

Can you ask your doctor, or a pharmacist?

 

[Yann04]

Can you ask your doctor, or a pharmacist?

Both gave the opposite reply. The internet seems equally mixed. Weird.

 

[shak8]

I've taken trazodone every night for 20 years for FM fragmented sleep problems (sucessfully, mostly).

I use the 50mg dose.

Many drugs have a more pronounced effect when you don't use them regularly.

 

[Jaybee00]

Yes you can take as needed—no problem for me.

“Trazodone is usually prescribed to be taken on an ‘as needed’ basis, but it is sometimes taken regularly.”

https://keltymentalhealth.ca/r/trazodone-desyrelr

 

[Holinger]

Trazodone has often been prescribed of label at a low dose for insomnia. It's primary use however is an SSRI antidepressant.

Trazodone is the most effective insomnia treatment I've ever tried. It really helped my sleep for a couple months until I had to discontinue it a year and a half ago due to abnormal serotonin levels. (I was taking it every night).

I wonder if anyone knows if it's possible/okay to take the drug very irregularly? Or is it the kind of drug you have to take every night?

Hi, maybe if you research Mirtazapine and speak with your Dr. It is commonly prescribed in Australia for Me/cfs sleep problems. It has some serotinergic blocking effects and antihistamine effects. Not sure if is available in Switzerland. It has to be used in low doses as in high doses it becomes a SNRI antidepressant.

 

[Jaybee00]

Is Trazodone Effective and Safe for Treating Insomnia?

Is trazodone effective and safe for treating insomnia?

www.aafp.org

 

[Mij]

I took 25mg of trazodone for 2 years and it worked great for me. Sometimes I took 50mg. I got 5 1/2 hours of restorative sleep. I took the name brand Desyrel which was discontinued years ago. It worked much better than the generic trazodone. My doctor told that his patients told him the same thing.

The pharmacist told me that they use low dose trazodone for insomnia with no problems. She said you can discontinue w/o side effects and this was the case for me.

 

[Jaybee00]

I took 25mg of trazodone for 2 years and it worked great for me.

So why did you stop taking it?

 

[Mij]

So why did you stop taking it?

My natural sleep came back again

Initially he wanted me to take Imovane but it was expensive. My sister is a flight attendant and they all take Imovane (including pilots) for jet lag insomnina. You take it and wake up feeling completely fine and can drive a vehicle right away.