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sleepie · 12-06-2010, 03:23 PM

I have been taking trazadone to sleep and though it is not always effective I believe it is making me drowsy during the day, like really drowsy. Has anyone any experience with this drug?

Live · 12-06-2010, 03:25 PM

take it early evening so that it has time to wear off.
also it takes about a month to get used to.

Ainslie · 12-06-2010, 03:35 PM

Thanks for the reminder sleepie, im going to ask my new doctor for this - i can handle drowsiness during the day - if i can get a full nights uninterrupted rest ill put up with anything.

Rancorous · 12-07-2010, 06:21 PM

I take it sometimes, but not usually, only if I have time to sleep. Generally on nights where i've got nothing to do and i'm like "**** it" It does make me drowsy during the day too. Its kind of a problem for me on all sleep meds though.

Lola1024 · 12-07-2010, 08:59 PM

Hi Sleepie,

I took it for awhile and found like Live said it is better to take earlier in the evening so I didn't feel so tired all day. It was effective for me to get to sleep and stay asleep for sure.

Zencat · 12-08-2010, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Live

also it takes about a month to get used to.

It took me a wile to get used to it too.

I also use a low dose during the day when anxiety symptoms are really bad.

NYCDoglvr · 12-13-2010, 07:23 PM

I've been taking it for five years as a sleep aid. I also felt drowsy during the day and cut my dosage in half. That worked beautifully. For me it works best to take it right before going to sleep.

jamdls · 12-14-2010, 06:41 AM

I've been taking it for years (5-10) as well, and I take it at least 90 min before going to bed; sometimes it doesn't do anything and sometimes I'll take an extra 1/2 pill if I've not been sleeping well. I've never had any problems with it.

loveon2legs · 12-14-2010, 08:45 AM

I use it as a sleeping aid, and take it about an hour before going to bed...sometimes I wake up feeling groggy but it goes away within about 1/2 hr.. I like it..gets me the sleep I need!!

sleepie · 12-14-2010, 08:56 AM

I quit taking it a few days ago. Last night I slept without any sleeping pills or booze for the first time in quite awhile. I have bronchitis at the moment, so I think my body just needs the rest. I am phasing out of 2 meds that I am ready to quit. I can't wait to get my brain back. klonopin makes me forgetful.

12-06-2010, 03:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
sleepie Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,194	Trazadone anyone? I have been taking trazadone to sleep and though it is not always effective I believe it is making me drowsy during the day, like really drowsy. Has anyone any experience with this drug?

12-06-2010, 03:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Live Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bristol TN/VA Posts: 11,588 Blog Entries: 5	take it early evening so that it has time to wear off. also it takes about a month to get used to. __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

12-06-2010, 03:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ainslie Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 628	Thanks for the reminder sleepie, im going to ask my new doctor for this - i can handle drowsiness during the day - if i can get a full nights uninterrupted rest ill put up with anything. __________________ The infidelity of the Gentile world, and that more especially of men of rank and learning in it, is resolved into a principle which, in my judgment, will account for the inefficacy of any argument, or any evidence whatever, viz. contempt prior to examination. William Paley.

12-07-2010, 08:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lola1024 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 182	Hi Sleepie, I took it for awhile and found like Live said it is better to take earlier in the evening so I didn't feel so tired all day. It was effective for me to get to sleep and stay asleep for sure. __________________ "Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together." ~Author Unknown

12-14-2010, 06:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
jamdls Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 2,365 Blog Entries: 2	I've been taking it for years (5-10) as well, and I take it at least 90 min before going to bed; sometimes it doesn't do anything and sometimes I'll take an extra 1/2 pill if I've not been sleeping well. I've never had any problems with it. __________________ ~~~Judy~~~ "Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up" "With God all things are possible"

12-07-2010, 06:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rancorous Misanthrope Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 92	I take it sometimes, but not usually, only if I have time to sleep. Generally on nights where i've got nothing to do and i'm like "**** it" It does make me drowsy during the day too. Its kind of a problem for me on all sleep meds though.

12-13-2010, 07:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
NYCDoglvr Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,541	I've been taking it for five years as a sleep aid. I also felt drowsy during the day and cut my dosage in half. That worked beautifully. For me it works best to take it right before going to sleep.

12-14-2010, 08:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
loveon2legs Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,238	I use it as a sleeping aid, and take it about an hour before going to bed...sometimes I wake up feeling groggy but it goes away within about 1/2 hr.. I like it..gets me the sleep I need!!

12-14-2010, 08:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
sleepie Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,194	I quit taking it a few days ago. Last night I slept without any sleeping pills or booze for the first time in quite awhile. I have bronchitis at the moment, so I think my body just needs the rest. I am phasing out of 2 meds that I am ready to quit. I can't wait to get my brain back. klonopin makes me forgetful.

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