Trazodone For Sleep

[Walksinlight]

I have been taking trazodone together with Clonazepam for about 4 months now and the relief that I felt for actually getting sleep after PTSD was triggered was wonderful. My doctor had to play with the dosage for a while but put me up to 3x50 mg trazadone and 3 Clonazapam.

Recently I have been weaning myself off these (and the zoloft) and got down to 2 Trazodone and NO clonazapam for a while. After a bad night I took a couple of clonazapam with the Trazodone again and had a fabulous night's sleep again.

I am kind of scared to stop completely because I have always had trouble sleeping. However therapy has uncovered a lifetime of abuse and unresolved PTSD and I am hoping that now I will be able to sleep naturally.

I am intending to cut out the Clonazapam again and go down to 1 Trazodone for a while and see how that goes (especially while I am away vacationing with my husband in a very relaxing place). I have never had any problems with Trazadone even though initially with the mix of both meds I was a bit drowsy in the morning until I got used to it.

In my humble opinion, it is easy to wean yourself off trazadone but I have also seen that some people take it for many, many years - it is not addictive and it is not really necessary to stop taking it. It is just my personal preference to be able to go without medications.

 

[BloomInWinter]

Trazodone was the first medication that truly helped me get to sleep, and stay asleep most of the night.

After decades of never having more than 2-4 hours of sleep a night, it was literally like a miracle to me. It's amazing how much easier my days are emotionally when I get good sleep.