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Posted by Joeypanic on June 22, 2001, at 15:50:59
Hello,
I am taking 150 mg of Zoloft and am suffering from insomnia.I have the choice of taking 50-100 mg of Trazodone but I am afraid of Serotonin syndrome.Is this rare with this combo? I have anxiety and worry about everything.Anybody else use this combo? I was thinking I should ask for Zyprexa or Remeron.Any suggestions?
Posted by DebbieLynn on June 22, 2001, at 18:36:09
In reply to Zoloft + Trazodone = worried, posted by Joeypanic on June 22, 2001, at 15:50:59
> Hello,
> I am taking 150 mg of Zoloft and am suffering from insomnia.I have the choice of taking 50-100 mg of Trazodone but I am afraid of Serotonin syndrome.Is this rare with this combo? I have anxiety and worry about everything.Anybody else use this combo? I was thinking I should ask for Zyprexa or Remeron.Any suggestions?
I take 225mg of Effexor XR and 50mg of Trazadone. You do not have anything to worry about. The doses are not high enough. One of the first symptoms of serotonin syndrome is diarrhea, just to let you know. The Trazadone dose is not high enough to make this happen. Trazadone anti-depressant effects do not start happening until about 400-500mg.Good Luck!
By the way, Trazadone is not addictive, and it is wonderful for sleep! Also, a lot of people on Zoloft experience tiredness!Debbie
Posted by Zo on June 24, 2001, at 15:43:49
In reply to Zoloft + Trazodone = worried, posted by Joeypanic on June 22, 2001, at 15:50:59
Give it a try. I found Desyrel made me a little hypomanic for the first few nights, but then worked like a charm. Zoloft is supposed to be one of *the* easy-to-combine meds. . .I wouldn't worry about it. If the trazodone doesn't help, there's lot of other sleep meds.
Good luck,
Zo
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