Trazodone HCL 100mg.

[daisyzoe]

How safe is this medicine,or unsafe?My doctor is prescribing it for insomnia,and I have anxiety,and a little depression.Will it work for all 3.Also I have back pain,it said it works for that too.Why would it work for pain as well?

                                                       Thank~you

[Julia M Aharonov, DO]

Dear Daisy,

Every single medication, even seemingly innocuous ones like Tylenol and aspirin, come with a long list of risks and benefits. Trazodone does as well.  As physicians, our job is to weigh the risk to benefit ratio in each case based on the special circumstances of that particular patient. Trazodone has a high benefit to risk ratio for most patients and thus considered a relatively safe medication. Only you in a consultation with your doctor who is aware of your complete medical history and other extenuating circumstances will be able to judge  how beneficial Trazodone prescription will be in your particular case. If you do not trust your doctor to advise you in this, find another on. Good luck you.

[Julia M Aharonov, DO]

Dear Daisy,

Every single medication, even seemingly innocuous ones like Tylenol and aspirin, come with a long list of risks and benefits. Trazodone does as well.  As physicians, our job is to weigh the risk to benefit ratio in each case based on the special circumstances of that particular patient. Trazodone has a high benefit to risk ratio for most patients and thus considered a relatively safe medication. Only you in a consultation with your doctor who is aware of your complete medical history and other extenuating circumstances will be able to judge  how beneficial Trazodone prescription will be in your particular case. If you do not trust your doctor to advise you in this, find another on. Good luck you.

[daisyzoe]

Please answer this?...Soon, thanks

[daisyzoe]

I already know how the medicine is suppose to work,what I wanted to know is how safe it is to take long term,or at all.I read all the side effects and I am not sure I want to try it.It scares me,one of the side effects is to your heart,and I read on line of people dying from it.Need more info.Thanks

[Julia M Aharonov, DO]

Trazadone is an antidepressant of the serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor (SARI) class. It is a phenylpiperazine compound. Trazodone also has anti anxiety (anxiolytic) and sleep-inducing (hypnotic) effects. It has a multiple off-label uses including chronic pain.