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Stopping Trazadone. Need help

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danny06999
danny06999

Hi I've been taking 12.5 mg of trazadone since June for sleep recently my dr. also increased abilify to 4 mg. I cut down on the trazadone for 2 weeks to 6 mg and then stopped. Lately I've had heightened anxiety and depressive times. How long will the withdrawals from trazadone last?

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  • Lolasmom
    Lolasmom danny06999

    Posted

    I think it has to do with how long you were on it, the amount you were on, and how quickly you come off.

    I was at 75mg and started weaning march/17

    As of a couple of days ago, I no longer take it

  • Lolasmom
    Lolasmom danny06999

    Posted

    I also found that when I dropped dose at higher amounts that was easier..  As my doses became smaller and smaller, the side affects were worse.  Not saying that will happen to you, but it did for me.  I could drop from 75mg to 50 mg with hardly no problem, but trying to drop   from 12.5My to 8 mg etc  was way harder. 
  • vickylou
    vickylou danny06999

    Posted

    12.5mg reduced to 6mg is such a small dose, that I’m surprised it had any effect at all, let alone any problems with withdrawals.

    I was taking 300mg at night and decreased by 50mg weekly. After six weeks I stopped completely without any side effects.

    I thought the minimum dose was 50 mg, obviously I was wrong.

    • Lolasmom
      Lolasmom vickylou

      Posted

      Hello there,

      Just wondered how you are doing with the traz withdrawals

  • Lolasmom
    Lolasmom danny06999

    Posted

    Hi Danny,

    Just wondered how you are doing now with the trazadone withdrawals

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