Posted by The_Resistance on March 28, 2005, at 4:50:14
In reply to Trazadone for sleep. Onset, Dose, Effectiveness?s, posted by fachad on March 27, 2005, at 20:54:34
> I know trazadone is very very old news for sleep.
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> Does it really work?Yes
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> Are there any drug interactions with other psych meds?
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Not that I know of> How long does it take to work? (for me, Ambien works in about 15 minutes, while Ativan takes about 2 hours).
It takes at least an hour
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> What is the best dose for sleep? Is it like Remeron where a lower dose works better for sleep than a higher dose?Personally I find higher doses work better with Remeron and Trazadone
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> How long does it last? (for me, Ambien only lasts 4 hours, then I wake up. Ativan lasts 8 hours. Remeron lasts about a week.)
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Unfortunatly for me Trazadone has the worst hangover of any med I've used for sleep, Remeron is better in this regard.
Don't know why this is, hopefully it will be different for youApparently Doxepin can also be used for sleep as an alternative to Trazadone and Remeron
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