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Needing advice with trazadone

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danny06999
danny06999

I'd been taking trazadone for at the most 5 weeks. I was taking 12.5 mg at night for sleep amd also took 25 mg some nights. I also take fluoxetine for generalized anxiety. I stopped taking it June 30th and on the 2nd of July I broke out in hives but didn't know what it was from then the anxiety and diarrhea began creeping up on me 4 days ago. And yesterday woke up to anxiety and just feeling wiped out. Should I start back the 12.5 mg and then wean down or should I just stay off of them and let this pass? Sure didn't know that this stuff was that much of a dependency but after researching I see different. And my dr. Said it was non habit forming.

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  • danny06999
    danny06999

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    Anyone? Your help would sure be appreciated
  • Lolasmom
    Lolasmom danny06999

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    Hi Danny

    I havealso been weaning trazodone

    I was taking 75 mg and started this journey March 27/17

    I dropped to 50 mg and stayed that way for 2 months

    Apr 24/17 I dropped to 37.5 mg

    May 24/15 dropped to 25 mg

    June 24/17 dropped to about 18 mg

    I also take .125mg of Clonezepan daily

    It has not been a picnic that is for sure

    Lots of side effects, I never know whether it is side effects for my anxiety, but I am determined to do this.

    I want to have ancardian ablation done so I need to be off all this awful drugs. My ablation last June/16 was ubsuccessful, and the EP specialist thisnk it was because of the Clonesepan I was on.  ( Was not on Trazodone at that time)

    Just so tired of feeling like crap.......

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