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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
Insomnia	562	162
Sleep problems	352	88
Difficulty falling asleep	133	37
Depressed mood	109	22
Fibromyalgia	103	26
Difficulty sleeping through night	87	18

See all 77 reasons taken ▼

See all 1339 patients currently taking Trazodone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	43
Moderate	69
Mild	101
None	151

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

See all 100 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	47	47
Difficulty waking up	40	40
Hangover effect	38	38
Drowsiness	31	31
Memory lapses (brain blinks)	18	18
Headaches	16	16
Nausea	15	15
Blurry vision	13	13
Agitation with restlessness	11	11
Groggy in morning	7	7
Dizziness	6	6
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	5	5
Nightmares	5	5
Nasal congestion	4	4
Vivid dreams	4	4
Brain fog	3	3
Sleepiness	3	3
Constipation	3	3
Weight gain	3	3
Sinus congestion	2	2
Fatigue	2	2
Dry throat	2	2
Grogginess	2	2
Stomach upset	2	2
Overeating	2	2
Morning sleepiness	2	2
Night or sleep terrors	2	2
Hospitalization	2	2
Vision Abnormalities (Halos/Floaters/Snow)	1	1
Weakness in arms	1	1
Social anxiety	1	1
Chest pain	1	1
Difficulty sleeping through night	1	1
Lethargy	1	1
Muscle pain	1	1
Heart arrhythmias	1	1
Heart palpitations	1	1
Sleeplessness	1	1
Sex drive (libido) decreased	1	1
Feet Tingling	1	1
Tension headaches	1	1
Abdominal bloating	1	1
Lightheadedness	1	1
Lateness or absence from work	1	1
Suicidal thoughts or urges	1	1
always groggy, little energy. coordination problems, swolllen sore hands, very often disorientated, forgetful. dizzy	1	1
Crawling sensations in skin	1	1
Weakness in legs	1	1
Heart rate increased	1	1
Tiredness increased	1	1
Daytime sleepiness	1	1
Ringing in ears (tinnitus)	1	1
Throat tightening	1	1
Sedation	1	1
Generalized weakness (asthenia)	1	1
Heavy sensation	1	1
Increased Hunger	1	1
Anxious mood	1	1
Nausea and vomiting	1	1
Increased air temperature sensitivity	1	1
Headaches all day	1	1
Sleep problems	1	1
Difficulty urinating occasionally	1	1
Dizziness (vertigo)	1	1
Increased energy	1	1
Cognitive impairment	1	1
Sleep-related eating with amnesia	1	1
Muscle and joint pain	1	1
Kept me awake	1	1
not sure	1	1
Drunk feeling	1	1
Mental confusion	1	1
dizziness like jet lag, vagueness in my head with increasing intensity.	1	1
Hyperactivity	1	1
Swelling in hands	1	1
Depressed mood	1	1
Swelling in feet	1	1
Fibromyalgia	1	1
Dizziness with nausea	1	1
Loss of focus	1	1
Pounding heartbeat	1	1
Psychosis Disorder	1	1
Excessive sleeping (hypersomnia)	1	1
Loss of balance	1	1
Vertigo	1	1
Drowsy in a.m.	1	1
Pain in throat	1	1
erections	1	1
Lethargic in the the morning	1	1
erection	1	1
Dizziness with disorientation	1	1
Heavy sensation in head	1	1
Increased sleepiness	1	1
Restless feeling in legs	1	1
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia)	1	1
Bruxism (teeth grinding)	1	1
Stomach pain	1	1
Pain in back of head	1	1
Tremor in limbs	1	1
Numbness in feet	1	1

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	50	40	50	386	37	326	162	112	55

Reported Stop Reasons

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

See all 321 patients who’ve stopped taking Trazodone

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

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
3	5	15	51	107	347

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
59	62	45	58	49	41

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Trazodone

Always	254	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	265	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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Patient Evaluations

See all 364 patient evaluations

SirIsaac

Sex: M

Bulbar: moderate

Arms: moderate

Chest: moderate

Legs: moderate
SirIsaac

100 mg daily

since Aug 26, 2008
Efficacy Major for Other
Side Effects None
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jmscout

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
jmscout

50 mg daily

since Sep 16, 2008
Efficacy Major for Anxious mood
Side Effects None
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mountabora

Sex: F

Depression: 0

Mania: 1

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

27 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
mountabora

50 mg daily

since Dec 20, 2002
Efficacy Slight for Insomnia
Side Effects Moderate
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See all 364 patient evaluations

Report created on February 09, 2012.

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