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Posted 11/28/2016 8:50 AM (GMT -5)
Good Morning Traveller, quick question for you: I saw in a 2011 or 2012 post that you used 500 mg MG, 10 mg Melatonin, and 300mg Trazadone for sleep. Do you recall if you titered up on the Trazadone? I ask because I slept ok (better than usual) on 100mg (with 1mg Klonopin, the MG and Melatonin) but I was a complete zombie the next day. Couldn't put a coherent sentence together, etc. Blah, blah, blah :)

50 mg didn't help me.

Any thoughts ???

thank you,
Joanie
Posted 11/28/2016 9:45 AM (GMT -5)
Actually, I do! Lol! I did titrate up on the trazodone,as I started out on 100 mgs, like you. I was using it strictly for sleep issues and stayed in it for 5 years, which was too long for me, actually - getting off of it was a little tricky.

What you are experiencing may be due to the melatonin, it's known to make people pretty groggy the next day sometimes. You might want to experiment just a bit with your melatonin dose, it might be the culprit.
Posted 11/28/2016 11:02 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks Traveller, no, it was definitely the Trazadone. I'll try 50mg and work my way up rather than giving up on it completely.

Thanks!
Joanie
Posted 11/28/2016 11:08 AM (GMT -5)
It took a while for me to find the right dose - obviously since I required 300 mgs. Lol! I also had to use Valerian though.

Do be careful coming off the trazodone when you do though, it can change the brain chemistry, so you have to wean off slowly.
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