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Re: Trazadone side effects

Posted by Pam R on July 16, 2001 at 20:21:21:
In Reply to: Trazadone side effects posted by Mike McCarns on July 05, 2001 at 13:42:41:
I took it for about 2 years. It was a Godsend at first - I would fall asleep within a reasonable time instead of bouncing around for hours. I slept with only about 3-4 wakeups, and went back to sleep afterwards, instead of 10 wakeups and wandering around the house for hours. A few times I actually slept all night! Because I wasn't so terribly tired, I was a much happier and more functional person during the daytime.
However, I kept getting spacier and spacier - couldn't find things, would walk into a room to get something and forget what I was looking for, etc. OK, I'm forgetful anyway.......but it got to an extreme when I was driving somewhere and all of a sudden couldn't figure out where I was and where I was going - just for an instant - and then one time when I got dizzy and almost blacked out, again for an instant.
I stopped the Trazadone, and haven't had any of the disorientation since. I started it again, spaced out a few times, and stopped it. I don't want to scare you away from the Trazadone - it worked wonderfully for quite a while - but if you find yourself disoriented, the Trazadone might be the cause.
Now I'm trying Alluna - wish me luck!

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