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Trazadone use for insomnia for seniors
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Dec 17, 2025 | Replies (64)Comment receiving replies
I took clonazepam 1mg at bedtime for almost 20 years. As soon as I turned 65, I had to taper off it. This despite a long history of same dose, never increasing and consistently helping me sleep through the night. It was one of the hardest thing I ever did, and although we did it very slowly over 9 months, everything the clonazepam treated came back in full force. Totally sleepless nights, anxiety, and my focal dystonia. Tried Remeron for 5 months and it did basically nothing for me. Eventually started using CBD/THC gummies and 5/7 nights are very good. For some reason, I have a lot of difficulty sleeping 2 nights a week even with the gummie. I hope to one day learn to sleep without any aid. Trazadone was prescribed many years ago for anxiety and it made me feel nauseous dizzy.
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@ con123
I can relate. I’ve been on alprazolam 1mg three times a day as needed for over 30 years for debilitating anxiety. I live in fear that when my psychiatrist retires I’ll never find another physician to prescribe it for me. I just turned 70 and I know that if I stopped it would need to be tapered very slowly. Truth be told, I hope to stay on it until the day I die. I could never live with the extreme anxiety I’d have without it. I’ve built a tolerance to it, but it still takes the edge off.
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My brother was on Clonazepam for 9 years and, like you, had a very difficult time weaning off of it. He is free now and takes Trazodone for sleep and is doing well.