Posted by psychobot5000 on January 11, 2009, at 21:58:07
In reply to trazodone - don't like this stuff, posted by Cseagraves on January 11, 2009, at 16:13:15
> O.K. Maybe I am being whiney, but......
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> Just took 50 mgs for the last two nights and feel like sh*t!!! I can't imagine if I had taken the 100 mgs. Did not help sleep, but made me very sleepy. Just could never go to sleep. Have been up til 3:00 am both nights. When I finally do fade off, its very sporadic, keep waking up. Feel nauseous all day and like someone is sqeezing my head. Very dizzy and I swear someone has chained cement blocks to my arms and legs.
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> Does this get better? Pharamacist says I should wait before going up to 100 mgs.
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> Any advice would be appreciated!
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> Thanks,
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> CourtneyHi,
I don't personally care for Trazodone, and it sounds like you're having a rough time. That said, from my experience, my reading, and talking to others, one of Trazodone's signatures is making you feel worse for the first few days (maybe as much as a week or two). Often it goes on to help people somewhat after that. It never did me much good, personally, but the nastiness of the first few days did go away for me (took maybe 3-5 days...I'm sure that varies, though).
Possibly your doc didn't use nefazodone because there are safety issues concerning the liver. Trazodone is also supposed to be better for sleep.
All that said, it sounds like your time on this drug is worse than mine, so far. Maybe not the right one for you. But if you can, toughing it out a few days might change things for the better.
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