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Having sleep issues-trazodone doseage, need advice

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mere03725
mere03725

I’m having sleep issues. I take 125 mg of nortriptyline and 25 or 50 mg if trazodone. I just had a baby and I’m unable to fall asleep now. I was thinking of 1. Taking the 125 mg of nortriptyline and bumping the traz to 125 mg or 2. Taking 125 mg of nortriptyline 50 mg of traz and a unisom. I’m not seeing my shrink till Monday and really need to get through these next few days. She told me over the phone I can play w trazodone levels. I’m nervous to up it and then it not working as silly as that sounds. 

Would love any advice. Thanks! 

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  • lucy1969
    lucy1969 mere03725

    Posted

    It should be fine to up your trazadone, especially if your psych has already said you can play with it a bit.

    I was taking 300mg trazadone at night to help me sleep.

    • mere03725
      mere03725 lucy1969

      Posted

      Thanks. I did 125 mg last night plus nortriptyline and it seemed to work. Def feel groggy but hopefully that will pass. Are you still on traz? 
    • lucy1969
      lucy1969 mere03725

      Posted

      No, I've just weaned myself off of them. Having the opposite problem at the moment in that I can't stop sleeping lol!

    • mere03725
      mere03725 lucy1969

      Posted

      Do you think increasing my traz dose will help me stay asleep longer? Falling asleep has been good but I’m waking up and not being able to fall back asleep. 
    • lucy1969
      lucy1969 mere03725

      Posted

      Quite possibly. It's definitely worth talking to your shrink about tomorrow 😊

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