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Trazodone for sleeping?

Trazodone for sleeping?

Hello everyone. I have posted here a few times about my battle with tramadol. The question I have now is... I need sleep very very bad!!! A friend offered to give me some trazodone she said it will help me sleep. Has anyone ever had experience with it? I'm wary of taking it but, am so desperate for sleep!!! Any input on it would be greatly appreciated.
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hi jessica
i was prescribed trazodone to sleep last year.. it helped me tremendously..  i'm off of it now, but i fell asleep within 30 minutes of taking a pill..  good luck to you
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trazodone is an antidepressant ,yes some doctors use it for sleep issues however I think you would be much better off going to the doctor and have them prescribe you something .
good luck
avis
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Thank-you guys for taking the time to respond to my question.  My doctor is supposedly working on getting me some sleep medicine called into my pharmacy but, I saw her the day before new years eve and she was supposed to call me something in then. Everytime I call her office they tell me she is working on it. Getting very aggrevated I think maybe it's time to find a new doctor. Taekwondo_fighter do you remeber how many mg's you took. The pill I have is 150 but you can seperate it into 50's.
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i believe i was on 50mg...  and that was strong enough to put me to sleep for 5 hours straight..  i would wake up in the middle of the night, that would be my problem..
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Have you tried melatonin. It is a substance our body produces naturally to go to sleep. It is quite safe. Recommended dose is usually 3mg but 6-9 is OK. Valerian root is another one that some use to sleep. Good luck. Sweet dreams.
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Thank-you Taekwondo_fighter if I take it I am only going to try 50. Goingtomakeit no I have not tried melatonin or valerian root.... never even thought about something like that...thank-you so much for mentioning them I will have to go to the store later and try to find them.
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Trazodone  is an antidepressant however it only really works in doses 300mg or above. i was prescribed 50mg for insomnia and it works wonderfully
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