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Posted 4/21/2015 12:21 PM (GMT 0)
Internist has prescribed trazadone for sleeping issues. In looking at the side effects, priapism is mentioned frequently. I am 7 mo out from my DiVinci surgery and still fighting the ED effects.

Would the changes to my plumbing make this an extremely small possibility? Winding up with a "diamond cutter" is the last thing I want have to deal with (although "wood" would be great!!).

Many thanks!!
Posted 4/21/2015 12:54 PM (GMT 0)
I TOOK IT FOR SLEEP ALSO AND HAD PRIAPISM ONE TIME AND DISCONTINUED IT. gIVE IT A TRY AND IF IT HAPPENS STOP USING IT AND TALK TO YOUR DOC.
mICHAEL
Posted 4/21/2015 1:49 PM (GMT 0)
Did you have ED problems when you took it? Did you have to go to ER when it happened?
Posted 4/21/2015 2:21 PM (GMT 0)
No, it just hurt a little and then it went away. That was before PCa. Would love to have priapism now. LOL
Michael
Posted 4/21/2015 5:16 PM (GMT 0)
I've used Trazdone for over a year with great success and no side effects.
Posted 4/21/2015 5:26 PM (GMT 0)
I used it for a year or two and felt groggy in the morning. No priapism.
Posted 4/21/2015 6:13 PM (GMT 0)
I have been taking 100mg at bedtime for over a year and it works for sleep. Also gives me wood off and on at night. I recommend starting at half the prescribed dose until you get used to it because the effects are much stronger for the first few weeks and especially for the first few days. At first it made me yawn a lot, but I wasn't all that sleepy. Ambien works better for me and has a shorter half life, but the doc doesn't like prescribing it long term. I still have some and sometimes supplement the traz with it.
Posted 4/21/2015 6:42 PM (GMT 0)
I prefer Ambien also, but Medicare, in their infinite wisdom, limits me to 90 in a 365 day period. Hence the reason for looking at something else. I'll be interested in what the Dr. prescribes.....
Posted 4/21/2015 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
I get ambien CRs and quarter them and put 1 quarter under the tongue. There is a new sub lingual form of ambien with a lower dose. It has more effect if it doesn't go through the liver first. 1 dose = 4!
Posted 4/22/2015 12:33 PM (GMT 0)
I am a pharmacist and for many years was skeptical about melatonin being any good at all.
I was also traveling overseas 3-4 times per year which kept my sleep pattern messed up often.
I needed help fairly often falling asleep and took Ambien for it for many years.
My doc wanted to switch to trazodone 3 years ago, I didn't want to.
I tried melatonin 6mg about 1 hour prior to bedtime each night.
After a few days, I noticed I was sleepy at bedtime every night which was very abnormal for me.

Now, my pattern is that I take it every night for about 3 weeks and don't need to take it anymore for 4 to 6 months. When I notice I'm not falling asleep again, I restart it for a few more weeks.

It works for me without any side effects.
Posted 4/22/2015 9:08 PM (GMT 0)
I tried supplementing whatever else I was taking with 1.5 mg of melatonin and it seemed to help me fall asleep but then wear off abruptly at 3:30 am which would wake me up. The traz wears off slowly which makes me groggy in the morning. Ambien is more or less perfect for me, wearing off quickly after about 8 hours.
Posted 4/23/2015 12:30 PM (GMT 0)

rphguy said...
I am a pharmacist and for many years was skeptical about melatonin being any good at all.
I was also traveling overseas 3-4 times per year which kept my sleep pattern messed up often.
I needed help fairly often falling asleep and took Ambien for it for many years.
My doc wanted to switch to trazodone 3 years ago, I didn't want to.
I tried melatonin 6mg about 1 hour prior to bedtime each night.
After a few days, I noticed I was sleepy at bedtime every night which was very abnormal for me.

Now, my pattern is that I take it every night for about 3 weeks and don't need to take it anymore for 4 to 6 months. When I notice I'm not falling asleep again, I restart it for a few more weeks.

It works for me without any side effects.

Interesting, as an frequent insomniac most of my adult life, I have taken 1 mg of melatonin most nights for many a year now, with MUCH less trouble with insomnia. (hopefully no SEs LOL! None apparent so far) But maybe I should adopt your on and off pattern. But, I do take a much smaller dose than you.
Posted 4/23/2015 12:47 PM (GMT 0)
Well, The side effect sounds like a hard one to deal with. I wood love to try it just to see. I take 2 Benadryl 30 minutes before bed and sleep like a rock
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