Trazodone for Restlest Leg Syndrome and Insomnia
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||| I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for ||| insomnia or restless leg syndrome. My doc prescribed it for me ||| yesterday and just wanted a little feedback from you guys. ||| ||| Thanks! ||| ||| Love, ||| ||| Vicki || || I have had restless leg syndrome.. but never on a regular basis. || When I did experience it, it was HORRIBLE. I find that I go to || sleep and wake up shaking my feet and legs around… always have.. || pretty weird huh? Not violent shaking.. but like moving my feet || from side to side… || || Sorry I cant offer any suggestions for your question.. guess I just || wanted to let you know that I can relate to the leg thing.. it || sucks!! || || Stacy || || | | I started the med Friday night and slept like a baby along with a | Klonopin. The doc said use both because the Trazodone may take a few | weeks to work and many are treated for it with klonopin as well. I | slept 9 1/2 hours Friday night and went to sleep Sat. at 8:45pm and | woke up and 9:30 this morning!!!!! Unreal for me! So far so good! | | Thanks, Stacy, | | Vicki Oh so you are starting to sleep like I do.. 12 hours a pop… I hate doing that.. but my sleep is broken lots during the night. Im glad you are getting sleep!! It will really help with the other problems too. Lack of sleep sure doesnt help us with our anxiety issues!
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Hi Vicki, I have a very close friend who takes Trazadone for insomnia and I can verify its effectiveness;) Don’t know about its effect on restless legs syndrome. love Meryl – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for insomnia or restless leg syndrome. My doc prescribed it for me yesterday and just wanted a little feedback from you guys. Thanks! Love, Vicki
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I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for insomnia or restless leg syndrome. My doc prescribed it for me yesterday and just wanted a little feedback from you guys. Thanks! Love, Vicki
It’s originally an antidepressant but not of much use in that dept. However it is often successfully prescribed as a sleeping aid. I don’t know about RLS. The main medication for that is a benzo…. Philip – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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Anyone have any side effects from using Trazadone? Bizarre dreams? I’m taking Ambien but it only gets me to sleep…it doesn’t get me a good 8 hours. Thanks, Martha
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for insomnia or restless leg syndrome. My doc prescribed it for me yesterday and just wanted a little feedback from you guys. Thanks! Love, Vicki It’s originally an antidepressant but not of much use in that dept. However it is often successfully prescribed as a sleeping aid. I don’t know about RLS. The main medication for that is a benzo…. Philip
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Martha wrote; Anyone have any side effects from using Trazadone? Bizarre dreams? I’m taking Ambien but it only gets me to sleep…it doesn’t get me a good 8 hours. Thanks, Martha
Martha, I didn’t do so well on Trazadone. The first few times I took it, it did make me sleep, but in a few days, I went back to having insomnia, only I felt heavily medicated — and when I did manage to sleep, I awakened with that same druggy feeling. No bizarre dreams. It just wasn’t the right medication for me, but YMMV. My younger son sleeps very well on Trazadone, and has never mentioned any vivid dreaming. Sara ^..^< Anxiety, I can’t get nothin done Anxiety destroys all the fun – Pat Benetar
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for insomnia or restless leg syndrome. My doc prescribed it for me yesterday and just wanted a little feedback from you guys. Thanks! Love, Vicki It’s originally an antidepressant but not of much use in that dept. However it is often successfully prescribed as a sleeping aid. I don’t know about RLS. The main medication for that is a benzo…. Philip
That’s what my NP said, Phil. She said it dated back to the 60’s and is not a very good anti-depressant but does help with sleep and restless leg syndrome. Since Friday night, I have slept all night and have awaken feeling very good so it must be doing something. Of course I am taking a Klonopin with it, so could be the combo for now. At least I feel better, and that is what counts. Vic
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Don’t laugh at this, but I heard a doctor on TV tonight suggest taking quinine for restless leg syndrome. He suggested trying a glass of tonic water before bedtime as a home remedy. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Anyone have any side effects from using Trazadone? Bizarre dreams? I’m taking Ambien but it only gets me to sleep…it doesn’t get me a good 8 hours. Thanks, Martha I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for insomnia or restless leg syndrome. My doc prescribed it for me yesterday and just wanted a little feedback from you guys. Thanks! Love, Vicki It’s originally an antidepressant but not of much use in that dept. However it is often successfully prescribed as a sleeping aid. I don’t know about RLS. The main medication for that is a benzo…. Philip
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I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for insomnia or restless leg syndrome
good for insomnia-poor for restless leg, unless its caused by anxiety and not by the normal autonomic form of arousal of muscles. The drug requip works pretty good as do long acting benzos, particularly valium and klonopin. Excercise also helps as can some nutrional suplements like long acting niacinamide. LM
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I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for insomnia or restless leg syndrome good for insomnia-poor for restless leg, unless its caused by anxiety and not by the normal autonomic form of arousal of muscles. The drug requip works pretty good as do long acting benzos, particularly valium and klonopin. Excercise also helps as can some nutrional suplements like long acting niacinamide. LM
So far it seems to be working and my husband says I am not kicking and jerking my legs at night. Perhaps my problem is from anxiety. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised. Vicki
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – | I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for | insomnia or restless leg syndrome. My doc prescribed it for me | yesterday and just wanted a little feedback from you guys. | | Thanks! | | Love, | | Vicki I have had restless leg syndrome.. but never on a regular basis. When I did experience it, it was HORRIBLE. I find that I go to sleep and wake up shaking my feet and legs around… always have.. pretty weird huh? Not violent shaking.. but like moving my feet from side to side… Sorry I cant offer any suggestions for your question.. guess I just wanted to let you know that I can relate to the leg thing.. it sucks!! Stacy
I started the med Friday night and slept like a baby along with a Klonopin. The doc said use both because the Trazodone may take a few weeks to work and many are treated for it with klonopin as well. I slept 9 1/2 hours Friday night and went to sleep Sat. at 8:45pm and woke up and 9:30 this morning!!!!! Unreal for me! So far so good! Thanks, Stacy, Vicki
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I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for insomnia or restless leg syndrome. My doc prescribed it for me yesterday and just wanted a little feedback from you guys. Thanks! Love, Vicki
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| I would like some thoughts from anyone who has taken trazodone for | insomnia or restless leg syndrome. My doc prescribed it for me | yesterday and just wanted a little feedback from you guys. | | Thanks! | | Love, | | Vicki I have had restless leg syndrome.. but never on a regular basis. When I did experience it, it was HORRIBLE. I find that I go to sleep and wake up shaking my feet and legs around… always have.. pretty weird huh? Not violent shaking.. but like moving my feet from side to side… Sorry I cant offer any suggestions for your question.. guess I just wanted to let you know that I can relate to the leg thing.. it sucks!! Stacy
