Trazodone - How many hours do you sleep on trazadone?

I just started on 50-100 mg of Trazodone for help with sleep. It has been WONDERFUL. I can easily get 6-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. One potential unintended side effect (for men) is that it can cause erections, or (in extreme cases) a very painful and dangerous condition known as Priapism which requires an immediate trip to the ER.

I had taken it previously many years ago and tolerated it well, which is why my doc suggested it. I also take 300 mg of Wellbutrin during the day. So far it's only been about a week on this combo, but I seem to be doing well overall. We'll see what the next few months bring.

I’m curious how long you were off of Paxil. Was it 2 1/2 months after you got off Paxil that you got off everything and we’re trying St Johns?

I’m asking because I got off Zoloft this summer and for the first time felt depressed as well. I couldn’t sleep and had to get back on it and my sleep just never recovered so I’ve been taking trazodone. Honestly I’m not sure how well it’s working. I’ll get a solid 4-5 hrs sleep with deep deep sleep but wake up and find it hard to fall back asleep. Also, my sleep patterns have been like you said yours were- wake up around 2/3 and can’t go back to bed until 5/6 if ever.

Just wondering if you solved your sleep after Paxil.

I use 100mg Trazodone at night, one hour before bedtime and I sleep a full 7-8 hours, I can get up to use the bathroom if I have to and I can fall back asleep without any problems, I started with Ambien 5mg/10mg (I don’t remember the milligram of the ambien) however that stuff made me feel very tired during the day, it’s also a very dangerous medicine to use if you’re using other medications as well, my PCP said that trazodone would be a better alternative for me. I just felt like a zombie with Ambien, it’s effects are long lasting and it’s just overall not a safe medication.
So I have been using Trazodone for a year now, a little over a year actually. And it’s been a big help for me, I’ve always had problems staying asleep and falling asleep. But trazodone worked well for me.

I take 150mg of trazodone and four hours later I'm still awake.I usually take 2mg lorazepam then.then I sleep maybe 6 hours.My doctor wants me to add amitriptyline 25mg but I'm kind of afraid to.

Because of a medication I am on, I am unable to take sleep aids including Benadryl. I suffered from chronic insomnia, so my pharmacist suggested magnesium. It took about 2 weeks to build in my system and now I sleep great. That was more than 5 years ago and it still works. Research the different salts it is compounded in and which ones are most effective for sleep. I am also way under the limit and it works. You will also find in your research that insomnia is a sign of low magnesium levels. Also, stay away from sweets as much as possible, especially at night, because I have read it also depletes your magnesium.

Trazadone is something I take when I have that feeling that I'm just not going to fall asleep easily (sometimes you just KNOW, LOL). It's difficult to tell you how long it will make you sleep as everyone reacts to it differently. When I take it an hour before I want to go to sleep, I end up sleeping about 7-10 hours.

Trazadone can give some people that hangover effect the next morning, some won't.
Some men can get a priapism (usually at higher doses) as a side effect
If you take it daily for any amount of time, you can have serious and/or annoying withdrawal side effects so it's recommended to only take as needed or to taper the dose down VERY slowly (10% per month!). Depending on your therapeutic dose of 50-300 mg, it can take 6-24 months or more to taper off as recommended.

There are other medicines that are safer for sleep so it may be worth it to try something other than trazadone. Remember trazadone is an old type of antidepressant so it also can interact with other meds.

I have used many different sleep products. I quit trazadone as it left me with a sleep hangover. It would last until noon and made it hard to focus.

As for the specific sleep mefs I am one of those that it makrs me do strangr stuff while I am still asleep. Walking, talking, rating, sitting by the wall. My son used to love it and would ask qurstions.

There are a few drugs that actually help deepen sleep, that is put the brain in the deeper sleep stages. I believe Gabapentin is one and it does help me sleep and I have little to no nightmares on it which is important to me. I only take 100mg but it is enough to help with sleep for me. I also have Fibromyalgia. Another one that is listed in my Fibro Manual book as helpful to induce deep sleep is Baclofen. I do still have trouble getting to sleep though, that's another story! Some nights I take Ambien but I never take it for more than 4 nights in a row as to lessen tolerance. I have resorted to NyQuil some nights too. Good luck, you're right- good sleep is crucial.

Hi Can't,
I went through years of sleeping 3-4 hours every 3 days despite Ambien.
Do NOT continue this way. You needthe restorative powers of sleep to be healthy.
I now take Trazadone 100mg plus Ambien 10 mg. I probably get 6 hours now but it's quality sleep.
Remeron (which you mentioned) and Seroquel were disasters !
Best wishes
:-)

Depending on depression etc or just for a sleeping aide. I take 50mgs and can sleep 7 hrs with getting up for the bathroom in the night once. You can wake up easily if you need to with an alarm.

My husband takes 100mg trazadone and only gets about 4~5 hours of sleep. Since trazadone is actually an antidepressant that is prescribed off label have you tried or considered the approved sleep aids such as Lunesta, Rozerem, Sonata, Ambien, etc.?