trazadone

can trazadone be used interveneously?

[pjhep80]

why, are you anxious to stick a needle in your arm? i dont think it will give you much of a rush ...

i havent wanted to do that in a long long long time and being as this is a hep-c board and alot of people here got hep-c by doing just that, this is more than just a strange question i think

[Trinity4]

Why would you want to shoot this stuff?  If you're hell bent on banging something up your arm at least make it worth your while!!!


What is trazodone?


Trazodone is an tetracyclic antidepressant medication. It is thought to increase the activity of one of the brain chemicals (serotonin) which may become unbalanced and cause depression. It may also be used for relief of anxiety disorders (eg, sleeplessness, tension) and chronic pain.

Trazodone is used to treat depression.

Important information about trazodone
Before taking trazodone, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have bipolar disorder (manic depression), schizophrenia or other psychiatric illness, a history of drug abuse or suicidal thoughts, or if you have recently had a heart attack.
You may have thoughts about suicide when you first start taking an antidepressant, especially if you are younger than 24 years old. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment.

Trazodone works best if you take it after a meal or a snack. Call your doctor at once if you have any new or worsening symptoms such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself. Trazodone can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. Do not drink alcohol while you are taking trazodone. Alcohol can increase drowsiness and dizziness caused by trazodone. Stop taking trazodone and call your doctor at once if you have a penis erection that is painful or lasts 4 hours or longer. This is a medical emergency and could lead to a serious condition that must be corrected with surgery.
Before taking trazodone
Do not use this medication if you are allergic to trazodone.
Before using trazodone, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:

bipolar disorder (manic depression);

schizophrenia, or other psychiatric illness;

a history of drug abuse or suicidal thoughts; or

if you have recently had a heart attack.

If you have any of these conditions, you may need a dose adjustment or special tests to safely take trazodone.

You may have thoughts about suicide when you first start taking an antidepressant, especially if you are younger than 24 years old. Tell your doctor if you have worsening symptoms of depression or suicidal thoughts during the first several weeks of treatment, or whenever your dose is changed.

Your family or other caregivers should also be alert to changes in your mood or symptoms. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment.

[merryBe]

Lord no....not only dangerous, but trazedone is hard on the liver.

[pjhep80]

"Why would you want to shoot this stuff?  If you're hell bent on banging something up your arm at least make it worth your while!!! "

seriously...................

lol

[PegM]

No.  It will sclerose your veins, among other problems, and it doesn't come in an IV form.  It is considered by many liver specialists to be the most decent med for sleep, though, especially if it isn't combined with other drugs, pharmaceutical or otherwise.  You shouldn't take it with even Ginko Biloba or St. John's wort, and if you don't take it at the recommended dose you can get side effects you really don't want.  
But I'm wondering what is motivating you to want to give it IV?  Is it not working orally?  Is it not helpful at all?  Just because?  It's true that needles haven't been our friend in the past, and I'm pretty sure the irony of treating this disease by injecting unpleasant drugs isn't lost on most of us.  

[fretboard]

I can't believe someone would ask that question on this forum if they wanted to try it.  Must be a different reason for asking...

[konyha]

Yes. Trazodone (Desyrel) may be administered by way of and i.v or self-injectible.

It has a popular off-label use to treat insomnia - especially for those who cannot take sedative hypnotics (e.g. Ambien).

A man in my HCV support group takes 50 mg per night. He is under the care of a hepatologist and a psychiatrist. He is Geno 1a and was UND at 4 weeks. The clinical circumstances of it's use obviously must vary.  

Trazodone was discovered in the Seventies by the Angelini research laboratories, and it remains a therapeutic option even today in the treatment of depressive disorders with or without anxiety. In Italy, this drug is fully reimbursed by the National Health System and is available in tablets, drops and injectable solution. Trazodone was patented and marketed in many countries all over the world and became the market leader in the United States during the Eighties.
http://www.angelini.it/trazodone/dossier-pharma/channelId/-11003/pageTypeId/10552/channelPage/archive_dossiers/contentTypeId/2/contentId/16291/programId/14770

[pjhep80]

oh wow i thnk alot jumped to the wrong conclusion here i know i did thanks konyha sorry jimboo

here in the US i dont think they dont give anyone anything injectable  ... except insulin and interfuron...

lol

[Trinity4]

I can see IM injection but IV injection -  no - other than perhaps in a supervised hospital environment where they would inject into an existing IV line.  Don't think doc would prescribe IV injection but we don't know what his point was, do we.
Trin

[PegM]

Thanks for that information about IV Trasodone -- I didn't know it existed.  My pharm handbook doesn't list any injectable Trazadone.  I know it's old, we used to give it in the old days in the state hospitals as Desyrel, for depression.  I do know a few people who had tremors, hostility, nightmares and nervousness from taking too much.  They were trying to treat the side effects of the med with more of the med because they didn't think those symptoms were from the medication itself.

[pjhep80]

ya we dont and no posts back so...

who knows???

and yaaaaaa thats right iv injecting is way different than im like interfuron and insulin i have never heard of any prescribed drug for iv injecting...

im tired of thinking about it i dont like thinking about it bad memories i had a hard time when i was on tx because of the needle it made me think bad things

but, i held on to myself thank god

lol