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Has anyone taken trazodone (Desyrel) for insomnia?
Has anyone taken trazodone (Desyrel) for insomnia. If so, what was your experience with it?
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@lindadiane what did you do instead?
@sharshy not much i can take. sometimes i take s Benadryl or a Xanax but you can't fo that every night. sometimes a few Motrin helps me sleep. basically i just dont sleep much. Melatonin doesn't work and ambien was bad. thinking of asking my doctor for restoril. never tried it but a friend was taking it in the hospital. not something you are supposed to take long term. i don't really know the answer. I have been dealing with this since i went through menopause thirty years ago. good luck to you
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1 ReactionThanks, the problem with Trazodone is it sends me to sleep but doesn't stop
the pain so keep waking up.. All these have awful side effects. It's no
wonder I am anxious and depressed sick of it.
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@sharshy im not sure what pain you are dealing with but i would think trazodone isn't the answer for that. i will ask my doctor about restoril at my next visit. dont really like taking any drugs. so many side affects with all of them
@lindadiane nerve damage after surgery. I can't sleep or sit down without burning pain. Only take Trazadon to sleep doesn't last all night pain wakes me up.
@cindisue I agree. Sleep is extremely important for health, mood, and so many other reasons. Being in the medical field I believe that Benzodiazepines are very helpful but they are addictive drugs. I think if they are used as prescribed they should be given. There are so many people who abuse them which presents problems for those who don’t.
i will only take a Xanax once in awhile if i really need to sleep. i know they can be addicting.
@sharshy i know its not a great drug but did they give you gabapentin for nerve pain. some doctors dont like to prescribe it
@wgray, As you said, "if they are used as prescribed, they should be given." Just because some people abuse them, should NOT affect doctors prescribing them for people who need them. Once someone abuses them, they should be discontinued for that person. They are punishing everyone for the wrong-doings of some. And that is completely WRONG.
@toren123, yes.. it's almost a crime that doctors don't put the patients needs first, and NOT punish someone who has never abused the medication they are on. You should still be prescribed the Temazepam as long as it was working for you and you were not abusing it. I would switch doctors and try and convince another doctor to put you back on Temazepam. Good luck.