Posted by geno on December 25, 2001, at 9:09:10
In reply to Re: Trazodone---what next?? » tbro, posted by Ann NY on May 14, 2001, at 2:34:24
> As I recently posted:
> A couple of years a go I was on Trazadone. It is an AD that isn't used as a primary AD because it is a better sleeping pill. It came onto the market about the same time Prozac did. I'm pretty sure it is an SSRI. It is compatible with lots of ADs. I took it to help me sleep while depressed and also to get some extra help while waiting for the Prozac to kick in (which never happened).
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> I don't know why your Dr. suggests trazadone but I thought the stuff was great. It keeps you asleep the whole night instead of just getting you to sleep and taking off like Ambien. I'm not sure if it helped my depression. I was only on it for a few weeks. Maybe a month.
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> > Hi all
> > As if being on elavil and clonazepam isn't enough, now my doc has put me on trazodone too. What can I expect from this drug??
> > The elavil has left me with anger problems and the clonazepam takes care of the panic disorder. What is the trazodone for do ya think?
> > Any advice?
> > thanks
> > TYou could try a lower dose of remeron, 15mg, if you do not suffer from depression. 30mg works well for adjitated depression(noway a mood elevator), slilll puts me to sleep within an hour and sleep 6-8 hrs,and quells anxiety. Remeron has a potent histamine blocker "built into it" esp at low doses. high doses 45-60mg, it tends to block Norepinephirne Alpha 2 receptor site, causing more stimulation, libido, less sedation.
The only side effect is increased appetite due to the blockade of 5ht3 receptors, which help nausea. I never get stomach aches anymore, but let me tell you i could eat a pig. I also can tell "withdrawls" from remeron after 2 days. im sure not everyone feels these withdrawls, or plain old panic anxiety, insomina doom feelings coming right back 24/7, but for me, i suspect this med works very weel for me and my body "likes it" when it doesnt have it, it "withdrawls" Sorta like a drug, OH WAIT, remeron is a drug, BUt legal! oh boy.geno
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