Chronic Pain Support Group
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I'm wondering if anyone here is taking trazadone to help them sleep. My pain doc prescribed it for me at my last visit and I've been taking it for about 10 days. It seemed to help at first and I slept like a log for a couple nights but then bf said I woke him up a couple times by jumping up suddenly and sitting right up in bed. Then I would lie back down and go back to sleep. I could vaguely recall waking but did not realize I had woke with such a start. This happened for a couple nights then it seems like the meds just stopped working. I lay awake for hours before falling asleep and during that time I feel very anxious and panicky. Every little noise makes me jump and I feel almost scared of the noises in the night. Last night was stormy with heavy rain beating on the window and I almost jumped out of my skin when it started suddenly, then bf's snoring made me jump, its an awful feeling.
Obviously I'm not going to take any more of this medication just wondering if anyone else has experienced side effects like this. I checked with Google and it does say anxiety and panic attacks are a side effect. I haven't taken a real panic attack in a couple years but I am prone to them, I don't need a medication setting them off.
Does anyone take anything else for sleep that really works? I'd like to have something but think I'll stick to melatonin until I see my doc again in November.
Lisa
Obviously I'm not going to take any more of this medication just wondering if anyone else has experienced side effects like this. I checked with Google and it does say anxiety and panic attacks are a side effect. I haven't taken a real panic attack in a couple years but I am prone to them, I don't need a medication setting them off.
Does anyone take anything else for sleep that really works? I'd like to have something but think I'll stick to melatonin until I see my doc again in November.
Lisa
What amount were you given? I take 75-100mg. every night.
Molly Tamale
I took trazadone and it's side effect for me was, it stuffed up my head and I felt like I couldn't breath right. so I would jump up like you. I didn't relize this right off. Trazadone didn't help me much in the sleeping either.
I do hope you find something to help you without causing other problems
I have severe anxiety, so I take xanax to help me fall asleep. but it doesn't help very long. If you tend to wake up after your asleep.
When in pain that is a big problem staying asleep. Also I do not nap during the day, except on rare ocausions.
I hope you have a good day :) Rhonda
I take Ambien (zolipidem tartrate I believe), which is one of the very, very few medications to ever help me sleep. And with it I do sleep fine, finally. I would warn anyone though--your body gets used to it very quickly, so I quickly moved to a pretty high dose. If that worries you, you might want to tell your doc from the outset. Mine was good, and just told me what my cut-off would be.
Unfortunately I moved and haven't found a great doc yet, but I'd like to alternate sleep meds week by week if I find a doctor who agrees. I could be wrong of course, but my goal is not to stay on one med so long that I become dependent.
Long story short, bless Ambien, but keep a close eye on it.
Everyone reacts differently to meds and also it is always important to look at contradictions list.
Yes, I can have some bizarro dreams (especially if I sleep more than 8 hours). However, I didn't gain any weight like some others.
Be careful with Ambien!!!! That stuff can make people do really crazy, bizarre things.
Good luck to you!