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85 patient evaluations for Trazodone

Purposes: Insomnia and Difficulty falling asleep (Started Jun 23, 2010)
Date Dosage Insomnia Perceived effectiveness Difficulty falling asleep Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 15, 2010 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jun 23, 2010 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Ringing in ears (tinnitus), Brain fog
Date
Jul 15, 2010
Advice & Tips
This med only worked the first time/night I took it. I started out one tablet 100mg for one week. The first night was good, next day felt slow, brain fog, weak, lazy and hungry. But no sleep. Week two same thing, worked the first night then all the side effects only stronger. The third week was the same thing all over only worse side effects. This med did nothing to help me sleep, but it did make me feel awful.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Jun 23, 2010
Advice & Tips
Vivid dreams, thats ok with me. Really making me feel run down during the daytime. No energy, fogy head feeling. It has gotten somewhat better after a week. Problems still with falling asleep. If I do wake up I manage to go back to sleep better. I could up the dose and maybe that would help to get me to sleep. I may try that at end of the week.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Insomnia (Started Jun 02, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 13, 2010 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jul 13, 2010
Advice & Tips
Bad interaction with other meds
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Purpose: Difficulty falling asleep (Started Aug 31, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 11, 2010 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Jun 22, 2010 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jun 22, 2010
Advice & Tips
This medicine has stopped working as well with my current medication. When I do take it.. I still suffer from horrible dreams and wake very groggy.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • gravityboy
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    Major Depressive Disorder
    Depression: 3
    Mania: 0
    Emotional: 2
    Anxiety: 3
    Compulsion: 0
    External Stress: Severe
    Rx
    59 M
    Function: Low
    Distress: Moderate
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Purpose: Insomnia (Started Feb 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 04, 2010 3 other Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Dizziness, Heavy sensation in head
Date
Jun 04, 2010
Advice & Tips
hangover effects got worse over time
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Difficulty falling asleep (Started May 07, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 13, 2010 50 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Vertigo
Date
May 13, 2010
Advice & Tips
it gave me vertigo
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • lightlanguage
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 27 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Relapse: Moderate
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Fatigue (Started Oct 09, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 10, 2010 300 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Groggy in morning
Date
May 10, 2010
Advice & Tips
Makes me sleepy the next day.
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Purpose: Difficulty falling asleep (Started May 01, 2001)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 07, 2010 50 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 07, 2010
Advice & Tips
took Trazodon for a while and loved it but guess my Body got to use to it now. New Med I take have sleeping aid, so Trazodon isn't needed anymore.
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  • {Kat}
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    Major Depressive Disorder
    Depression: 1
    Mania: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    External Stress: Low
    Rx
    32 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
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Purposes: Depressed mood, Difficulty sleeping through night, and Difficulty falling asleep (Started Mar 30, 2008)
Date Dosage Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness Difficulty sleeping through night Perceived effectiveness Difficulty falling asleep Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 26, 2010 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default ModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Mar 26, 2010
Advice & Tips
Tips & Advice :: Taking my single dose right before bed works best for me. I've noticed that if you make the mistake of taking it but are not really ready for sleep, you tend to Not be able to sleep at all that night. For example you take your dose, and then stay out of bed for more than a half an hour finishing emailing, or reading the news. When you finally do climb into bed, and shut off the light --- You discover that you cannot sleep! In times like this it is best to take an over-the-counter sleeping aide. The greatest way to prevent this is to finish what you need to do out of bed before you take your dose, and then climb into bed to read. If you have a nice, not too bright reading lamp to read by this helps. Within a few minutes you are ready to click it off and fall alseep. The only time you run into trouble is if your reading lamp is too bright, you are too interested in your book and ignore your own sleepiness, or you have too much to drink beforehand and have to get up multiple times to use the necessity. Any of these will cause you to fight off the effects of the medication that will allow you to go to sleep soundly, and should be avoided all together. Side-Effects ~ One of the worst side effects of Trazodone is anxiety attacks. To keep your body on an aven keel takes it's toll! Eventually all the little things that you are able to put aside start to add up, and you have a meltdown. Another issue to be aware of is this: I've always said this medication helps you to be happy IF you can find something to be happy about. The upside of this is it can be the smallest detail: You went and had a really good lunch with a friend. You had a good chat. The downside is not being able to find anything at all, because you can be really, really miserable on this medication.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purposes: Fibromyalgia, Sleep problems, and Pain (Started Apr 21, 2009)
Date Dosage Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Sleep problems Perceived effectiveness Pain Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 25, 2010 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default NoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Mar 25, 2010
Advice & Tips
I take the Trazadone mostly for sleep. Sleepiness, by the way, is the only side effect I get from it and actually, I don't consider that a side effect!
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Anxious mood (Started Feb 02, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 16, 2010 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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