Posted by amigan on November 3, 2007, at 13:05:53
Hello.
I'm thinking of switching from hydroxyzine to another med, like trazodone. The reason that makes me do this, is that although hydroxyzine works great for me, it has a long half-life and it makes me feel very drowsy for half of the next day.
I read that trazodone is extensively used as a sleep aid and it has a much shorter half-life than hydroxyzine.
I would have considered taking Amitriptyline, mirtazapine or doxepin but i read that they have the same problem with hydroxyzine: Long half-life.
Do you think that trazodone is a good choice or do you have a better suggestion? (excluding anti-psychotics because of their side-effects and benzodiazepines because of the addiction/tolerance risk)
poster:amigan
thread:793133
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