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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Insomnia 28 4
Other 7 1
Depression 5 0
Unable to sleep 4 0
Anxiety 2 0
Support another treatment 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
3 50%
None
3 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Hangover effect
1 17%
Sleepiness
1 17%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  100mg as needed 2 50mg as needed daily 1 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 300 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Trazodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
4 36% Other: 36%
Did not seem to work
3 27% Did not seem to work: 27%
Doctor's advice
2 18% Doctor's advice: 18%
Side effects too severe
2 18% Side effects too severe: 18%
Not indicated
1 9% Not indicated: 9%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking Trazodone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Trazodone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
1
1
3
5
9

Stopped Taking Trazodone

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
5 83%
Usually
1 17%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 17%
Not at all
5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 17%
< $25
2 33%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.