Posted by yxibow on January 4, 2008, at 2:19:55
In reply to Why do i get racing-heart on Trazodone?, posted by amigan on January 2, 2008, at 1:18:36
> Hello.
> Everytime i take Trazodone my heart starts racing. It beats stronger and faster! Not a good thing if you are trying to sleep... Sometimes i have to take a b-blocker to calm it down.
> I have checked the pharmacological profile of this drug and i can't find anything that could explain why it causing me this symptom:
> No adrenergic/sympathomimetic, anti-cholinergic or dopaminergic action that would justify such symptom! Could someone help me understand this?
>It is an idiosyncratic reaction to Trazodone. I had it at one point so bad that I called 911 but it calmed down while I was talking to the dispatcher.
I have never had it since.
But, since you have had this reaction, you might want to try another agent such as doxepin unless your GP carries out an EKG. Its not something you want to have repeatedly.
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