Can you get addicted to Trazodone? This stuff puts me to sleep right away. Will I be able to sleep if I stop

Answer 1

I built up a pretty strong tolerance to the stuff and ended up taking two or three to sleep after a while. When I stopped taking it I didn't have a problem sleeping on my own.

Answer 2

In mental health, the term "addiction" is avoided because it is too vague, and means different things to different people.

The term "dependence" refers to maladaptive use of a substance (using it for an effect that will be harmful rather than helpful) with the expectation that it will continue to be a problem in the future.

That being said, most substances that do not require increasing doses to achieve the same effect or that do not lose their effect over time have a very low risk of dependence.

On the other hand, most substances that cause sedation do have a "rebound." This means if you were to stop taking it suddenly after taking it regularly, your symptoms will probably worsen temporarily. This is NOT considered "addiction" by medical professionals, but many people see this as somehow indicative of addiction or harm.

Desyrel (trazodone) is an old anti depressant, but is frequently used off-label by many physicians for insomnia, and it has a fairly long track record of safety in women. In men, there is a rare but real chance of priapism (a sustained and painful erection that can result in permanent damage if not immediately treated). However, this side effect is rare enough that most few male patients are not considered candidates for this use.

As always, disuss these and any questions with your physician.

Answer 3

My psychiatrist prescribed this for me because the stress I've beeen under lately has caused me to stay awake at night. The pharmacist told me that the amount need for it to be effective as an anti-depressant is so high that most patients would be sleeping or at least sleepy all the time. In Canada it is now prescribed in very low doses for sleep problems. Because it is an anti-depressant, NOT a sleeping pill, you WILL NOT become addicted.

Answer 4

No, it's not addictive. It's an antidepressant that doctors often prescribe for sleep problems related to depression/anxiety because of the sleepiness side effect. I took it too. Usually it wouldn't make me sleep, but sometimes I'd have the craziest dreams. I couldn't stand it!

I did overdose on it though. That was interesting. Threw up a lot.

Answer 5

Trazodone is NOT a sleeping pill. It is a very old anti-depressant medication. The brand name it is best known by is Desyrel. See information at this link: http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/rxdrugprofiles/drugs/des1128.shtml.
This is not the type of medication you take for occasional sleeplessness or even for chronic insomnia.

Answer 6

I take trazodone everynight and I'm pretty sure I'm hooked on it. I take it because its not as strong as other sleeping pills.

Answer 7

any kind of medication is addictive to a certain point especially sleep aids that is why you only take sleep aids as needed

Answer 8

ask doctor no meds are 100 per cent safe.