Posted by MB on July 11, 2001, at 1:37:09
In reply to Re: trazodone - Zo, Tina, posted by Elizabeth on July 11, 2001, at 0:41:38
> > > trazodone had the opposite effect on me. It made me really really manic but that's just me. I seem to always have the opposite effect from these types of drugs(AD's)
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> > Made me manic too (hypomanic) especially the first few nights, each time I went on it.
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> Any effective antidepressant has the potential for triggering mania, particularly (but not exclusively) in individuals with "occult" (latent, unrecognised) bipolar diosrder. Even trazodone, which has a pretty bad reputation as an AD. < g >
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> -elizabethI'm surprised they still use trazadone for sleep. That stuff made me feel wretched. I took it for a while. Fifteen minutes after each dose, I was *OUT* for nine hours whether I had to pee or the house was on fire. Plus, I'd wake up soooo hung over. Worse than benadryl. They might as well have given me chloral hydrate. I thought Ambien was a good sleeping drug. It allowed me to get to sleep, but didn't *make* me sleep. I haven't heard one person on this board mention using it for insomnia. I wonder why?
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