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Brand Names: APO-Trazodone, Desyrel, Donaren

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

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 116 45%
Insomnia 44 17%
Treat my mood condition(s) 21 8%
Depression 16 6%
Anxiety 12 4%
disease-related symptoms 9 3%
Pain 6 2%
General health 4 1%
trouble falling asleep 4 1%
Fatigue 4 1%
Support another treatment 2 <1%
Difficulty sleeping through night 2 <1%
Muscle tension 1 <1%
secondary symptoms 1 <1%
Don't know 1 <1%
Neuropathy pain 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Trazodone.

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  0 mg day 0 mg none 5 mg day 10 mg day 25 mg day 0 mg none 50 mg day 60 mg day 75 mg day 100 mg day 100 day 150 mg day 200 mg day 300 mg day 500 mg day
  21 Number of Patients: 21 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 61 Number of Patients: 61 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 57 Number of Patients: 57 1 Number of Patients: 1 21 Number of Patients: 21 14 Number of Patients: 14 7 Number of Patients: 7 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
6
22
21
27
30
57

Stopped taking Trazodone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
9
6
6
8
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Trazodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 14 37% Did not seem to work: 37%
Side effects too severe 11 29% Side effects too severe: 29%
Doctor's advice 8 21% Doctor's advice: 21%
Other 8 21% Other: 21%
Course of treatment ended 2 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Not indicated 2 5% Not indicated: 5%
Personal research 1 3% Personal research: 3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 24 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 25% 2
Moderate 63% 5
Slight 13% 1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 4% 1
Moderate 21% 5
Mild 25% 6
None 50% 12

Top reported side-effects include: "Hangover effect", Difficulty waking up, Drowsiness

Summary results are based on 24 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 24)

  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Insomnia

  • mountabora
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Moderate
    24 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • mountabora
  • by mountabora
    Dec 20, 2002
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

See all evaluation results for Trazodone



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