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bluesun 04/20/2010

they wanna try me on trazadone

for those of you that's tried this or that are on it, how is it?
i'm real sensitive to side effects like constipation and have had some really bad history with it. i read it has this side effect. should i try it anyways?

what's your over all opinion of this med

deleted_user 04/20/2010

I've used trazadone as a sleep aid and it has worked well for me as such. I've not had any constipation from it, but I also don't suffer IBS.

deleted_user 04/20/2010

I have been on Trazadone for 4 years ( or more) and haven't had any problems from it. I was put on it for sleep also. It works well.

deleted_user 04/20/2010

I use it for sleep and it works great for me. I've been on it about a year and no problems. I have IBS/constipation, but it wasn't any worse after starting the trazadone. So long as I get enough fiber, I do okay.

deleted_user 04/21/2010

I just started it a couple nights ago to help me sleep. I don't know if it's the milk I'm drinking with it, but I am constipated all the time and since taking this, I haven't been at all.

deleted_user 04/21/2010

I took it for a time for sleep. It made me be in a really bad mood while on it. Didn't like that at all. Words would come out of my mouth before my brain full engaged...

bluesun 04/21/2010

wow, sickofpain, i'm pretty grouchy lately, i hope i don't get any worse on this med, that would be bad. thanks for the waring, i'll be looking out for that.

for everyone else, if it didn't make your ibs any worse, i guess i'll try it. hopefully has the same out some for me. thanks

deleted_user 04/21/2010

I was on it for a few years and had no real side effects from it. I also took it for sleep, that is a common use for it now. It did not affect my moods or my gut and I have a history of colitis and IBS. I didn't see any difference on it or o0ff it as far as gut was concerned.

deleted_user 04/22/2010

I have taken it for three years with no side effects. Take it for sleep. It is and old old antidepressant that they most use for sleep now, hugs m

deleted_user 04/22/2010

Ok, I've been taking it for almost a week and it does nothing for my sleep. I wake up after an hour and can't get back to sleep. Still not constipated though - but like I said, that could be the milk I'm drinking with the pill.

bluesun 04/22/2010

well... i've had to get off milk for about a year now. it has kinda upset my stomach and come out really foul smelling. yogurt did the same so i had to stop eating that, too. i had to switch to soy milk.

not sure if i should try drinking it again or not

deleted_user 04/22/2010

Yeah, I have Acid Reflux Disease. Sometimes the milk makes me bloated but I've been ok with it the past few nights. I can't do the soy because I have Hashimoto's disease too and soy is suppose to mess with the thyroid.

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