Posted by TylerJ on March 13, 2006, at 5:18:53
In reply to Re: Doc decreases Traz while increasing Ativan » TylerJ, posted by yxibow on March 13, 2006, at 3:27:58
> Fantastic too -- I would add that when you get into the 200 to 300 range you are actually starting to take an adult dose of an antidepressant (which was eventually a nonstarter for the drug because it was so sedating for patients until Serzone came around and started causing jaundice...) and it can cascade further and further up.
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> I did the Trazodone updose and downdose and updose merrygoround at various points -- its really a yucky medication to go to sleep, dizzyness, and that male black box problem.. mrm, it happens more than you think.
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> Thank goodness for more modern pseudobenzodiazepine meant only for sleep (Ambien, etc) medications except that some doctors are reluctant to prescribe them to depressed patients because they think they'll overdose or they're just benzophobic or whatever.Yeah, I don't understand why my pdoc won't just give me Ambien or Lunesta...Instead he insists on Trazodone. When I ask him, he say's he doesn't want to add another "depressant"..Yet he prescribes ativan for me which doesn't even work after 20 years!! I don't get it..it frustrates the hell out of me.
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