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What is Desyrel?

Desyrel is a brand name for the drug Trazadone 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
Sleep problems 8 3
Insomnia 5 1
Treat my mood condition(s) 4 0
Depression 3 0
Other 3 0
Fibromyalgia 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 50%
Mild
1 25%
None
1 25%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
2 50%
Sleepiness
2 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 300 mg one time
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Desyrel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
3 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Doctor's advice
2 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Side effects too severe
2 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Other
1 17% Other: 17%
Not indicated
1 17% Not indicated: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Desyrel

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Desyrel

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
1
1
2
8

Stopped Taking Desyrel

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 75%
Usually
1 25%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 25%
A little
1 25%
Not at all
2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 25%
< $25
3 75%

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Report created on November 24, 2009.