Posted by bleauberry on February 14, 2009, at 17:25:05
In reply to Second-day depression from Trazodone?, posted by Roslynn on February 12, 2009, at 17:43:01
I definitely felt more depressed the following day after using traz. I kept telling myself it was the drug's hangover side effect that would go away as I got used to the drug, or that it was carryover sedation/lethargy. But no, it wasn't those. I was genuinely down in the dumps, apart from any little bit of lethargy that went along with it.
I also did not find it to be a particularly good sleep aid. It might have helped me fall asleep faster, but sleep was light and disturbed, with early waking.
In terms of using ADs for sleep, I would far prefer something like 10mg-25mg Amytriptyline, 10mg-25mg Nortriptyline, or 7.5mg Remeron, with Remeron being my first choice. For me it has the morning hangover thing still, but not the second day depression thing. Other more benign sleep aids, even though they are potent meds at higher doses, are Seroquel 25mg or Zyprexa 2.5mg.
Some people find traz a very beneficial benign sleep aid. I am not one of them. If I wanted to feel really glum and blue the next day, more than usual, I could just take a traz. I'm glad it doesn't affect everyone that way.
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