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Brand Names: APO-Trazodone, Desyrel, Donaren
Generic Name: Trazodone

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. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 51 43%
Insomnia 16 13%
Depression 15 12%
Anxiety 9 7%
Pain 7 5%
Fatigue 4 3%
disease-related symptoms 4 3%
Difficulty sleeping through night 3 2%
General health 2 1%
Neuropathy pain 1 <1%
secondary symptoms 1 <1%
Don't know 1 <1%
Support another treatment 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Trazodone.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg Daily 50 mg As needed 100 mg As needed 25 mg Daily 50 mg Daily 75 mg Daily 100 mg Daily 100 Daily 150 mg Daily 200 mg Daily 225 mg Daily 300 mg Daily 400 mg Daily 500 mg Daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 23 Number of Patients: 23 3 Number of Patients: 3 27 Number of Patients: 27 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 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
2
4
5
8
12
27

Stopped taking Trazodone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
4
2
3
4
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Trazodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 7 32% Did not seem to work: 32%
Side effects too severe 6 27% Side effects too severe: 27%
Doctor's advice 5 23% Doctor's advice: 23%
Other 5 23% Other: 23%
Personal research 1 5% Personal research: 5%
Course of treatment ended 1 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Not indicated 1 5% Not indicated: 5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 11 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 80% 4
Moderate 20% 1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 27% 3
Mild 18% 2
None 55% 6

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

Summary results are based on 11 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 11)

  • jmscout
    Sex: F
    Sensation: None
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • jmscout
  • by jmscout
    Sep 16, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Anxiety

  • katbro
    Sex: F
    Flare-up: Severe
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • by katbro
    Dec 30, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Anxiety

See all evaluation results for Trazodone



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