Trazodone Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
APO-Trazodone, Desyrel, Donaren
What is Trazodone?
Trazodone is a modified cyclic antidepressant used to treat depression. It may also be used for relief of an anxiety disorder (e.g., sleeplessness, tension), or chronic pain.
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Reasons Taken
242 patients in the community are taking or have taken Trazodone.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 114 | 51% |
| Insomnia | 30 | 13% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 19 | 8% |
| Depression | 16 | 7% |
| Anxiety | 11 | 4% |
| disease-related symptoms | 9 | 4% |
| Pain | 6 | 2% |
| General health | 4 | 1% |
| Fatigue | 4 | 1% |
| trouble falling asleep | 4 | 1% |
| Difficulty sleeping through night | 2 | <1% |
| secondary symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| Neuropathy pain | 1 | <1% |
| Muscle tension | 1 | <1% |
| Don't know | 1 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Trazodone or how long patients were taking Trazodone before stopping.
Currently taking Trazodone
Stopped taking Trazodone
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 14 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 50% | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 50% | 4 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 7% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 21% | 3 |
| Mild | 21% | 3 |
| None | 50% | 7 |
Top reported side-effects include: "Hangover effect", Difficulty waking up, Blurred Vision
Summary results are based on 14 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 14)
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- dixie pixie
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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by dixie pixie
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Insomnia
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- mountabora
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Severe
- 24 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by mountabora
Dec 20, 2002
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsModerate
- Insomnia
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0 helpful marks