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Take Trazodone on a need basis
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jan 1 7:45am | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
I have taken Trazadone for years for sleep. I take it at night about an hour before I go to bed. I also take Cymbalta in the morning. If I take it at night, I am unable to sleep. Are you taking the Venalafaxine in the morning? I would think that the Trazadone along with the Clonazepam would knock you out. Trazadone is an old antidepressant and has been around a long time. I am not a doctor, but maybe start with 50 mg of the Trazadone for sleep and see if it helps. Please keep us posted. Thank you for bringing this up.
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@diverdown1 thank you for your reply.
The insomnia is slowly getting better as my body adjust to venlafaxine (Efexor) and now I can finally sleep with "just" clonazepam as I used to
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I had severe insomnia. Until I found a real third psychiatrist who saved me from insomnia and large doses of medication. Trazadone is a good but very strong antidepressant with a lot of side effects. My doctor recommended a dose of 50 mg before bed. No more. Other antidepressants are taken together only in the morning. Clonazepam is a difficult drug, you get used to it quickly, you need increasingly larger doses that knock you out - quitting is even harder. Try to take as few medications as possible. It is important to find the right combination, it is very important to monitor the effect and adjust the doses of the medication. Good luck!