Posted by yxibow on August 22, 2008, at 0:30:39
In reply to Re: Trazodone (Desyrel) and WEIGHT ? » B2chica, posted by Marty on August 21, 2008, at 17:30:58
> 15 lbs in three weeks.
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> That's what will happen if I don't control myself (I will...) as in 1 week I took more than 5 lbs! ... I also add 50mg of Lamictal about the same time I started Trazodone.. but even with a small increase in water retention it cannot account for all those lbs. I eat a loooot more and that need to return to "baseline" or I'll get fat again in about 1 month (I just lose ~20 lbs in the last couple months :S)
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> /\/\arty
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>If you're just using it for sleep there is the option of amitriptyline or doxepin -- they also will have some of the problems of Trazodone but not as much.
Additionally -- and since yo8've been on it now for a while so it is irrelevant, Trazodone has a metabolite called mCPP that can make people a bit loopy/psychosis if they're susceptible to it, at least while waking up. (There are other things like the somewhat rarity of priapism... ugh... I shouldn't go listing the package insert... what you're experiencing is probably all that what you will get)
-- I hope that helped (?) :)-- Jay
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