Posted by yxibow on January 31, 2006, at 2:11:07
In reply to trazadone??, posted by wanttobhappy on January 31, 2006, at 1:01:14
> I've read in a few posts this can help you sleep. i don't know much about meds perscription or not. what form does it come in, can you get it over the counter at the drugstore? what is in it that helps you sleep? is it just an ingredient in something (like cold medicine or over the counter sleeping pills), or do you just ask for trazadone?
> thanks for any info anyone can give me.Its a very old 1970s era antidepressant that an adult daytime dose would put anyone to sleep. It's used off label (prescription, here in the US, I dont know where you are) for a sleep agent. It makes you kind of loopy and dizzy and I find it horrid for sleep.
But some doctors don't like prescribing better things like Ambien/Ambien CR and Lunesta, which promote REM much more and are perfectly safe long term. It also carries a nonzero risk of priapism (sustained erection) for males (yes, I experienced it, its not "rare"). Its usually rx'd at 50mg, but some doses can eventually escalate into the antidepressant range from tolerance.
That's Desyrel in a nutshell.
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