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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insomnia | 12 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 1 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Depression | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Dyskinesia | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Not indicated
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2 | 50% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 25% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 25% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- SirIsaac
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: moderate
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- SirIsaac
- 100 mg daily
- since Aug 26, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- weasel
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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- weasel
- 50 mg daily
- since Jan 19, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Insomnia
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Side Effects
Mild
- See full evaluation
See all 3 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.