Chitownlady
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Trazadone anyone? Isn't this used in hospitals to help the WD's? I was given a script for this to help me combat my terrible insomnia. I took 2 last night and it still took me almost an hour and a half to get to sleep, so I asked my doc for something else and he called in some restoril which I asked about in another post. Thanks for your replies.
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wat853son
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A few months back I jumped into a vicious insomnia cycle and the doc scribed trazadone and it gave me headache, vertigo and I failed to sleep . . . so we tried, zanaflex, ambien, flurazepam and ativan (separate of course). Also tried valerian, chamomile tea and other herbals. Ativan and tea combo helped most but I truly believe time . . . was the primary factor. Good luck and stay + and on solid routine.
Preaching here but to max possible exercise early in the day will help later at night. And no caffeine, sorry.
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Halcion works the best for me. Very potent for sleep. 
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night_shade
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Chitownlady- you didn't state how much Traz you tried. I take it occasionally (but has been a lot more frequently lately) and get great success with it.
I started with 1/4 of a 50mg tablet and now take 50mgs to get good sleep without the hangover. There was a time when it took up to 300mgs a night in order to sleep, though.
It really is an excellent sleep med that has the added benefit of being non-addicting.
I also take 50mgs of Phenergan and 0.2mgs of Clonodine at the same time and so the 3 sedating meds might be the mix for me?
Don't know a thing about Restoril.
Good luck, insomnia makes me absolutely crazy! (Not that I'm not already anyway!
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Firefairy
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For about four years I took trazadone to sleep. The doc who gave it to me said it only worked for sleep if there was a chemical inbalance preventing the deep sleep cycles and the person taking it was not suffering from traditional depression.
It came in a dividose pill scored different ways on different sides. The whole tablet was 150, I could break it and take it 50, 75, or 100. It helped a lot. After about a week I no longer had any unpleasant side effects. It got so depending on how much time I had available to sleep was how much I took. (5-6 hours, 75m; 9-10 hours, 100m). After about four years of having to have it to sleep at all it suddenly started having side effects and a "hangover" feeling. I quit taking it and was able to sleep normally again. I guess my "inbalance" got balanced!
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SpahnRanch
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I was prescribed Trazadone after I was hospitalized after surgery. I was prescribed several other meds at the same time, all of which made me very out of it, so I didn't need the Trazadone to help me sleep at that time.
After I stopped the other meds, I did use the Trazadone later for insomnia. It worked like a sledgehammer to the head, really let me sleep soundly and wake without feeling hungover in the morning. But if I didn't go right to bed when it first took effect, it was like it had a "window" effect, and it was kind of strange. I either took advantage of the ability to sleep right then, or waited and missed the opportunity. At least for me that was how it worked.
Also, for males taking this medication, be aware there is a chance of priapism, which my doctor warned me about (why, I have no clue because I am female), which he stated may require surgery to repair. Yikes!
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Pickledoo
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I also have been prescribed Trazadone recently. It took about a week for it to work but now it's a Goddess send. I haven't slept this well without a drug hangover for years. I like that it has anti-depressant properties so it works in conjuncture with my Zoloft.
I highly recommend it.
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Reel_X_4U
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It's an excellent sleeping-aid, but it's primarily used as an anti-depressive. I've used it in the past for both conditions and it is effective for both. The reason I prefer it versus other types of anti-depressants is that first it's be around for a while so it has a established track record (I try to stay from newly-approved drugs, cuz sometimes long-terms side effects are not seen until a portion of a population starts to develop a condition that correlates to a specific med, usually it a liver condition, and the liver is not something we should play with). But anyway it induces a pleasant type of sleep with mild to moderate (according to the dose) mood elevation along with a very drowsy & dreamy feeling. And the next day you wake up energized and on the positive side. Also since it's available genericly it a cheap alternative to other antipressants and sleeping meds (for example, ambien) that are expensive due to their brand-name only available status and it's not addicting. Sometimes the first dose doesn't work or it could be you got a bad batch of generic med. The generic I used was (Pliva) and they were good. Restoril is also an excellent sleeping med, but the generic (Mylan brand) is of bad quality. I would go with brand name for Restoril, but keep in mind it's expensive. Good luck on whatever choice you make.
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bushstalin04
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hmmm...I've taken trazodone in the past for several months to help alleviate insomnia. My doctor told me that it was developed as an anti-depressant, but it is a very weak one and that to achieve a significant anti-depressant effect one would have to take about 300mg a day for it and as anyone who has taken it knows, 300mgs would make it virtually impossible to function unless you were taking it in conjunction with a few lines of coke....but something tells me that the coke would be counterproductive to recovering from depression 
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Reel_X_4U
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Reelly,
I was only taking 100mg at bedtime from insomnia and I did see a definite improvement in mood. But then again, I wasn't depressed, if fact I'm almost never feel down, maybe that's why I was receptive to it's anti-depressive properties at a lower dosage. And definitely Coke (Carbonated beverage) would be counterproductive to the treatment of depression, first it's very short-acting, second every dose produces a lesser effect then the previous one, and lastly the final result is you end up back to square one with even a deeper depression, cuz you've pretty much used-up all the feel-good neurotransmittors like Serotonin, Noreprindrine, and the mother of all neurotransmittors Dopamine. Whenever the levels of these neurotransmittors are not in proper balance, they can have a detrimental effect (temporary) on one's mood. To re-cover you must first eliminate the product that is causing the imbalance to begin with, and secondly you have to give the body a chance to replenish it's reserves, this can be done by first getting enough sleep, secondly following a healthy diet, exercising, drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day, and taking a multivitamin & Mineral supplement on a daily basis. Especially Selenium, which has been found to help certain individuals alleviate their depression. Also there are certain amino acids that help with depression, cuz they are the actual precursors to the production of a certain neurotransmittors. Like L-trytophan is one of the precursors needed to produce serotonin. And lastly I have found that SAM-E is also an excellent anti-depreesive. But for me Nothing beats Cardio, a good 45-minute brisk walk accompanied with "KEWL" girl for chit-chat on a sunny day. Everything else falls right into place. And besides conversation girls offer so much to men in terms of pleasure that there's no better drug for depression. Partners in love, partners in crisis, and partners when I pass her a lit "Philly" (Cigar, of course) and with our favorite tunes playing, hell who needs meds, just get your game right and we'll all be fine!!! KEWL!!!!
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