If you can’t sleep well then it’s worth getting a sleep study done. I did one and was diagnosed with both sleep apnea and insomnia. I was prescribed a CPAP machine for the sleep apnea and Trazodone 100mg for the insomnia and it’s helped a lot. I sleep so much better now.
Edit: Trazodone isn’t the best solution for everyone, and can have potential side-effects, but it works very well for me. My point is that you should get a professional diagnosis from a medical facility that specializes in sleep.
I also tried just the CPAP without the Trazodone for a while, to see how much it would help by itself. I generally don’t like using medication unless it’s absolutely needed (I’m not anti-science or anything! I just think medications are overprescribed and sometimes there’s other, scientifically-proven, alternatives to taking pills for every ailment)
Trazodone was originally a medication for depression, but other antidepressants are more effective these days, and now it’s mostly prescribed off-label as a treatment for insomnia. It doesn’t work well for everyone, but it works great for me. I don’t encounter any side effects, and I can fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.
Drinking alcohol makes me sleep like a baby, but my wife says it makes me snore,so I guess the trick is to steal someone else’s sleep power for yourself
Yeah it’s definitely not for everyone, but it works wonders for me. I sleep better (fall asleep quicker + stay asleep longer) and feel more awake in the mornings than I used to.
You got a study or credentials to go with your advice or are you just spouting uninformed bullshit on the internet?
Since I beat you to it, it is uninformed bullshit. Trazadone is an antidepressant, not a tranquilizer. It’s being studied to maybe be used with other medications as a mild treatment for schizophrenia, priapism is a rare side effect, and it has long been used for mild insomnia.
It’s not “extreme overkill” or some sort of emergency-room chemical straightjacket.
If you can’t sleep well then it’s worth getting a sleep study done. I did one and was diagnosed with both sleep apnea and insomnia. I was prescribed a CPAP machine for the sleep apnea and Trazodone 100mg for the insomnia and it’s helped a lot. I sleep so much better now.
Edit: Trazodone isn’t the best solution for everyone, and can have potential side-effects, but it works very well for me. My point is that you should get a professional diagnosis from a medical facility that specializes in sleep.
Jumping in to say that drugs affect different people in different ways.
If you’re given a new drug, it’s a good idea to keep a log of all your responses, even things that seem minor.
Good advice.
I also tried just the CPAP without the Trazodone for a while, to see how much it would help by itself. I generally don’t like using medication unless it’s absolutely needed (I’m not anti-science or anything! I just think medications are overprescribed and sometimes there’s other, scientifically-proven, alternatives to taking pills for every ailment)
Jesus, I’ve only know trazedone as a dog tranquilizer that works half the time.
Trazodone was originally a medication for depression, but other antidepressants are more effective these days, and now it’s mostly prescribed off-label as a treatment for insomnia. It doesn’t work well for everyone, but it works great for me. I don’t encounter any side effects, and I can fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.
That’s good it works for you, Ive read some stories that it gave people severe nightmares
The original use case was as an antidepressant (for humans). Its usage for dogs and for treating insomnia are both use cases that came later on.
It makes you feel really drunk and dizzy do not recommend
Drinking alcohol makes me sleep like a baby, but my wife says it makes me snore,so I guess the trick is to steal someone else’s sleep power for yourself
Yeah it’s definitely not for everyone, but it works wonders for me. I sleep better (fall asleep quicker + stay asleep longer) and feel more awake in the mornings than I used to.
Same here, thought I was dying
Trazodone does wonders for me, knocks me right out
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You say that like it’s a bad thing that its original use is something else.
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What made me think that is the exclamation mark at the end of your sentence. “Hey, this is important, oh no, watch out!”
You got a study or credentials to go with your advice or are you just spouting uninformed bullshit on the internet?
Since I beat you to it, it is uninformed bullshit. Trazadone is an antidepressant, not a tranquilizer. It’s being studied to maybe be used with other medications as a mild treatment for schizophrenia, priapism is a rare side effect, and it has long been used for mild insomnia.
It’s not “extreme overkill” or some sort of emergency-room chemical straightjacket.
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“I took it once so now I’m the FDA”. Personal experience is valid—for you. It doesn’t rewrite pharmacology
“Your sleep is perfectly normal”. Oh goody.