Trazadone

Posted by sue417 @sue417, Mar 23 8:40pm

Hi
Wondering if anyone has tried trazadone for their fibromyalgia . It helps sleep, depression and anxiety. I have started with 25mg. It actually has helped my tinnitus.

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I’ve taken it for years for Sleep. 25 mg I can take up to 50 mg, but it leaves a big hangover in the morning. I also take melatonin that helps me stay asleep. It’s the long acting type. I have not taken it for my fibromyalgia, and it doesn’t seem to have any effect on my pain.

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@kfontaine1002

I’ve taken it for years for Sleep. 25 mg I can take up to 50 mg, but it leaves a big hangover in the morning. I also take melatonin that helps me stay asleep. It’s the long acting type. I have not taken it for my fibromyalgia, and it doesn’t seem to have any effect on my pain.

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May I ask how many milligrams of melatonin and do you take it at the same time. Also did you have any depression or anxiety with it and did it help. My doctor just put me up to Fifty milligrams I felt groggy all day So I dropped.
Back down to 25mg. and feel horrible today

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@kfontaine1002

I’ve taken it for years for Sleep. 25 mg I can take up to 50 mg, but it leaves a big hangover in the morning. I also take melatonin that helps me stay asleep. It’s the long acting type. I have not taken it for my fibromyalgia, and it doesn’t seem to have any effect on my pain.

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Also I do not have pain, but I have really bad fatigue with fibro and low depression.. Do you find the tarazadone makes you hungry

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No, it doesn’t make me hungry since I take it at night. I also have irritable, bowel syndrome, so I am careful what I eat and I don’t always eat much.

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@kfontaine1002

No, it doesn’t make me hungry since I take it at night. I also have irritable, bowel syndrome, so I am careful what I eat and I don’t always eat much.

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Yes I take it at night also.

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Yes, I've taken at night for years. My doctor started me on it for restless leg syndrome to help sleep. I got off of it for a few years but as I've gotten older I have needed for good night's sleep. I take 50 mg and my mornings are rough due to pain that comes on neck and head at night. Perhaps I need to drop to 25 mg as I take one imipramine also for sleep.

It's hard to find the right combination for fibro. I hope they haven't stopped looking into what causes fibro. Like lung diseases, women are more susceptible. A good night's sleep is imperative for fibro.

Good luck.

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@sue417

Hi
May I ask how many milligrams of melatonin and do you take it at the same time. Also did you have any depression or anxiety with it and did it help. My doctor just put me up to Fifty milligrams I felt groggy all day So I dropped.
Back down to 25mg. and feel horrible today

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I take trazadone 25mg and melatonin 2 pills of 5 mg each of the long acting type.

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@kfontaine1002

I’ve taken it for years for Sleep. 25 mg I can take up to 50 mg, but it leaves a big hangover in the morning. I also take melatonin that helps me stay asleep. It’s the long acting type. I have not taken it for my fibromyalgia, and it doesn’t seem to have any effect on my pain.

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Trazodone helps me sleep but doesn't seem to affect pain or fogginess of Fibromyalgia.

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@kfontaine1002

I take trazadone 25mg and melatonin 2 pills of 5 mg each of the long acting type.

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Did you find it made you dizzy?When you first started taking trazadone

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It gives me claustrophia and panic attacks!

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