Got off of trazodone

Hello everyone.A few weeks ago i wrote that i wanted to get off of trazodone (50 mg)( that i took every night).The side effects were worse than the lack of sleep(the reason why i was taking this medication). I could not see my Doc. for a couple of weeks so i cut the pill in half for 2 nights and then i quit taking it. I had a few rough days but not any worse than when you are starting a new med.I had been taking trazodone for 11 weeks.I am taking 20 mg of paxil in the morning (since April 8) and i feel good.I have not felt this good in years but i went through citalopram,wellbutrin,cipralex,back to citalopram,pristiq and paxil in 10 months .Do not get discouraged if it takes time to get the medication that works for you.It sucks weaning off one med to go to another but in the long run it is worth it.Now that the paxil is doing it s job i am also sleeping better so i have come to realize that,in my case ,when the sleeping gets bad,depression is not far away. Thank you.

Hello Karen.The side effects were,waking up 6-8 times during my sleep,very odd dreams(every night),fast heartbeat,tired and feeling run down in the morning,nausea and it took a good 2-3 hours every morning to get out of a zombie feeling.It basically ran me down instead of doing the opposite.Because the paxil is working well, i am sleeping better (touch wood). By the time i got to see my Doc.i was already off of the trazodone and he did not think that we had to up the paxil(taking 20 mg)since April. It was important for me to tell the members of this forum(especially the new ones) not to get discouraged and that a lot of us have had to live through the same pain that they are dealing with.Take care.