Posted by madeline on March 13, 2007, at 6:11:19
In reply to Re: imsomnia-so bad what helps? » kelv, posted by yxibow on March 13, 2007, at 3:04:23
I've never had much trouble with trazodone as a sleep aid and I've been on it for 6+ years. No psychosis. But, I am female. I keep forgetting the side effects for males. Sorry.
The only thing I have noticed is that the amount of trazodone required for me to sleep varies and seems to come in cycles. Sometimes for months I only need 50 mg, then, apparently for no reason, I have to jump up to 100 mg for several months, then I can come back down to 50.
I have to do that with Prozac as well, right now I'm on 20 mgs every other day, but I've been up to 40 mgs a day.
Serotonin is just strange I guess.
However, according to my psychiatrist, people used to take 300-400 mg of it as an anti-depressant which just astounds me. I would be just be asleep.
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