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Taking Trazodone
670 Patients currently take Trazodone
136 Patients stopped taking Trazodone
LeonaMS2004 Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile LeonaMS2004 1 mg daily since Mar 10, 2008
tired old me Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile tired old me 200 mg daily since Mar 01, 2004
presnip12 Sex: F Pain: Most Fatigue: Most Sleep: Little Stiffness: All function: Little external_stress: Some Stickman: most Description:F57y FM:2y Dx See profile presnip12 100 mg daily since Jun 21, 2009

Trazodone Treatment Report

Brand Names: Apo-Trazodone, Desyrel, Deprax, Trazodone liquid compound

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.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Jump to:: Reasons taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons taken

806 patients in the community are taking or have taken Trazodone.

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Insomnia	260	32%
Sleep problems	110	13%
Other	97	12%
trouble falling asleep	47	5%
Depression	38	4%
Treat my mood condition(s)	31	3%
Difficulty sleeping through night	28	3%
Anxiety	18	2%
Pain	11	1%
Support another treatment	10	1%
Fibromyalgia	9	1%
disease-related symptoms	7	<1%
General health	4	<1%
Unable to sleep	4	<1%
Fatigue	4	<1%
Nightmares	3	<1%
Sleeplessness	3	<1%
Don't know	2	<1%
Sleepiness	2	<1%
can't get to sleep	1	<1%
chronic pain	1	<1%
Sleep Apnea	1	<1%
sleep, fibromyalgia,pain	1	<1%
Sleep deprivation	1	<1%
Depression with anxiety	1	<1%
Mobility	1	<1%
Muscle tension	1	<1%
Sleep	1	<1%
works w/Ropinerole	1	<1%
secondary symptoms	1	<1%
Insomnia & Difficulty sleeping through night	1	<1%
Sleep Aid	1	<1%
Dyskinesia	1	<1%
Anxiety & sleep problems	1	<1%
sleep	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Trazodone.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

0.5 50mg as needed	100mg as needed	150mg as needed	2 100mg as needed	2 150mg as needed	2 50mg as needed	25mg as needed	300mg as needed	3 50mg as needed	40mg as needed	50 mg as needed	50mg as needed	as needed	daily	1 mg monthly	1 mg daily	1 other daily	2 mg daily	2 tps. daily	4 mg daily	10 mg daily	12 mg daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	100 daily	100 mg daily	125 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	225 mg daily	250 mg daily	300 mg daily	300 mg one time	400 mg daily	450 mg daily	500 mg daily	5000 mg daily
1	9	4	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	3	17	1	19	1	5	1	3	1	1	5	1	1	23	192	1	16	1	179	2	71	63	2	1	28	1	10	2	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Trazodone or how long patients were taking Trazodone before stopping.

Currently Taking Trazodone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
6	18	50	80	71	151

Stopped Taking Trazodone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
29	37	17	21	17	14

Why Patients Stopped Taking Trazodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	53	36%
Side effects too severe	50	34%
Doctor's advice	32	22%
Other	29	20%
Course of treatment ended	9	6%
Not indicated	4	3%
Personal research	3	2%
Expense	2	1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 127 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	22%	2
Moderate	22%	2
Slight	22%	2
None	11%	1
Can't tell	22%	2

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	11%	14
Moderate	22%	28
Mild	31%	40
None	35%	45

Top reported side-effects include: Difficulty waking up, Hangover effect, Dry mouth and dry tongue

Summary results are based on 127 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 127)

mountabora

Sex: F

Depression: 0

Emotional: 0

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 1

Mania: 0

Physical: 1

External Stress: Moderate

25 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

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by mountabora
Dec 20, 2002

EfficacySlight
Side-effectsModerate

Insomnia

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SirIsaac

Sex: M

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: moderate

Chest: moderate

Legs: moderate

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by SirIsaac
Aug 26, 2008

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