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I've been having long, violent, graphic dreams on Trazodone. The content should be disturbing, but it's not and I'm rather confused by this. Like the dream I had last night where
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Did you know that Trazodone is a "black box" medication? It also can cause scary nightmares and night terrors. I don't know why doctors would prescribe this terrible drug to people for sleep.
I found a forum for you where people discuss their experiences with Trazodone causing terrible nightmares for them. Can Trazodone cause me to have nightmares or very odd dreams? (Page 2) |
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My doctor perscribed me up to 150 mg nightly in highschool for sleep. He knew I had night terrors and I was never warned it could increase them. My advice, dont take it. It will keep giving you weird dreams. And you want a natural rythmn to your body, try hollistic options first.
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I have taken trazodone for 30 years and it still helps me sleep. Never have nightmares. I have taken other drugs that caused strange effects. My advice would be to tell your doc and see if the dosage needs adjusted or maybe try something else. When I took cymbalta, about a year, I had huge vivid technicolor dreams. I put up with it because it was working otherwise. Please discuss it with doc. You tend to hear horror stories rather than success stories online.
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It it as needed, but I'm already on Cymbalta. The dreams don't alarm me. That is what I find is unusual. Given the content, I would think my reaction would be bad dreams/nightmares. I think I should wake-up feeling scared, but I only think of them as weird. I don't think I'm explaining this very well.
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I sleep well with meds, but try not to take them more than a few times a week. If I don't take anything, I usually feel like I'm tossing and turning all night.
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I've been on Trazodone for months now and my dosage has been recently increased to also treat anxiety&depression but it doesn't make me fall asleep. So frustrated with this medication.
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