[Gi...] Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Hello buddies. I thought I'd share my experience with trying Trazodone for my insomnia. Trazodone is typically one of safest drugs out there for sleep and supposedly one of the easiest to discontinue. I was on it about 30 years and had no problems getting off and my husband's taken it too and never had a problem quitting. So I wasn't worried at all about taking it again. But....last summer while tapering xanax, I developed insomnia. I tried CBD oil and melatonin, neither of which worked for very long. So I tried 25 mg of Trazodone and it worked pretty well but had to increase it to 75 mg. When I realized that it was causing bad heart palpitations to the point of seeing my cardiologist, I decided to just stop taking it. Big mistake! By the next day I had full-on discontinuation syndrome with severe panic attacks and uncontrollable shaking. I lost 4 lbs in 2 days and thought I my brain would never recover. I reinstated at half the dose (37 mg) and after about 3 weeks saw light at the end of the tunnel. I slowly weaned off the rest and was back to baseline. Long story short, Trazodone must be weaned off of very gradually and I would rather deal with insomnia than with the side effects from these kinds of drugs. At least with insomnia I know will eventually get so tired that I will sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Be...] Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 I’m actually dealing with a trazodone situation right now. Tried cutting it in half and within hours, full blown discontinuation symptoms. I’m waiting to level out before I start tapering 10% a month. I’ve been on it for almost a decade now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Gi...] Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 Hi Betterfuture. Sorry to hear that. I'm guessing 10% will probably be fine. Once I stabilized I found I could make a little bigger cuts with trazodone than with xanax. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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