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    If you can’t sleep well then it’s worth getting a sleep study done. I did one and was diagnosed with both sleep apnea and insomnia. I was prescribed a CPAP machine for the sleep apnea and Trazodone 100mg for the insomnia and it’s helped a lot. I sleep so much better now.

    Edit: Trazodone isn’t the best solution for everyone, and can have potential side-effects, but it works very well for me. My point is that you should get a professional diagnosis from a medical facility that specializes in sleep.

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      Jumping in to say that drugs affect different people in different ways.

      If you’re given a new drug, it’s a good idea to keep a log of all your responses, even things that seem minor.

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        Good advice.

        I also tried just the CPAP without the Trazodone for a while, to see how much it would help by itself. I generally don’t like using medication unless it’s absolutely needed (I’m not anti-science or anything! I just think medications are overprescribed and sometimes there’s other, scientifically-proven, alternatives to taking pills for every ailment)

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      Jesus, I’ve only know trazedone as a dog tranquilizer that works half the time.

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        Trazodone was originally a medication for depression, but other antidepressants are more effective these days, and now it’s mostly prescribed off-label as a treatment for insomnia. It doesn’t work well for everyone, but it works great for me. I don’t encounter any side effects, and I can fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.

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          That’s good it works for you, Ive read some stories that it gave people severe nightmares

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        The original use case was as an antidepressant (for humans). Its usage for dogs and for treating insomnia are both use cases that came later on.

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          Drinking alcohol makes me sleep like a baby, but my wife says it makes me snore,so I guess the trick is to steal someone else’s sleep power for yourself

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          Yeah it’s definitely not for everyone, but it works wonders for me. I sleep better (fall asleep quicker + stay asleep longer) and feel more awake in the mornings than I used to.

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      This is a tranquillizer that is used to calm down schizophrenic people in crisis!

      It also gives you a priapism while making you fully unconscious.

      I was prescribed it for chronic insomnia and stopped breathing in the middle of the first night.

      Spent the day in the ER.

      Was prescribed Ativan instead. All that did was make me very relaxed but did not do anything for insomnia.

      In fact it made it worse in some ways.