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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Insomnia 563 162 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Sleep problems 353 88 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Difficulty falling asleep 134 37 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Depressed mood 109 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 104 26 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Difficulty sleeping through night 88 19 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 1341 patients currently taking Trazodone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 43
Moderate
 70
Mild
 101
None
 151

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Trazodone

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 47
Difficulty waking up 40
Hangover effect 38
Drowsiness 31
Memory lapses (brain blinks) 18
Headaches 17
See all 102 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Trazodone. See all 62 dosages ►

  daily 50mg as needed 1 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily
  17 Number of Patients: 17 50 Number of Patients: 50 40 Number of Patients: 40 50 Number of Patients: 50 386 Number of Patients: 386 37 Number of Patients: 37 327 Number of Patients: 327 162 Number of Patients: 162 113 Number of Patients: 113 55 Number of Patients: 55  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Trazodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 118   Side effects too severe: 35%
Did not seem to work 111   Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice 80   Doctor's advice: 24%
Other 64   Other: 19%
Course of treatment ended 21   Course of treatment ended: 6%
Expense 10   Expense: 3%
Personal research 10   Personal research: 3%
Not indicated 7   Not indicated: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 4   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 321 patients who’ve stopped taking Trazodone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Trazodone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Trazodone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Trazodone

Always
 255 70%
Usually
 75 21%
Sometimes
 27 7%
Never
 8 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Trazodone

Very
 23 6%
Somewhat
 26 7%
A little
 50 14%
Not at all
 266 73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Trazodone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 5 2%
$25-49
 15 6%
< $25
 219 92%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.