What Are The Side Effects On Insomnia With Trazadone?

Trazadone is a drug that works as an antidepressant affecting the mind and behavior. Trazadone is still under study. It is believed to have some adverse side effects regarding heart related diseases, erectile dysfunction, seizures, and impaired judgment when performing physical and mental tasks. This questionable medication is often times used for the treatment of insomnia. Taking into consideration trazadone side effects, insomnia patients should beware. There have been several side affects reported by users of trazadone. Some of the effects regarding heart problems include high blood pressure, shortness of breath, rapid or unusually slow heart rate, and even heart attack.

There are some trazadone side effects insomnia patients may experience that are related to the nervous system. One may acquire a sense of weakness, a numb sensation in the extremities, slow speech, and tremors.

This drug is known to affect the gastrointestinal system such as diarrhea, nausea and upset stomach, and sometimes anorexia.

Naturally, this type medicine produces behavioral side effects. There may be some disorientation, loss of memory, dizziness and fatigue. The medicine can change user’s disposition from nice to angry and irritable. It can cause bad dreams and can cause a person to experience delusions. More trazadone side effects insomnia victims may experience include local reactions to allergy. A person can get a rash, swelling, yellowish coloring in the skin, and even liver problems.

Some of the more general and widely known reactions to trazadone are headaches, dry mouth, and drowsiness. It has been reported to cause weight problems and abnormal changes in the menstrual cycle.

Naturally, if trazadone side effects in insomnia patients are aggravated by an overdose of the drug, the side effects that the drug already causes are amplified.

If lab results are taken during an illness such as an infection or sore throat, and it is discovered that the white blood cell count is lower than the average, the patient needs to (under the supervision of a doctor) stop taking the medication. It is wise to consult your doctor if any of the signs, symptoms. And diseases I have spoken of occur. Remember that the above mentioned side effects are not by far the only adverse side effects. There are many more related side affects.

With the many possible trazadone side effects, insomnia patients should see if there is another alternative. If the trazadone dosage is taken with a meal or snack the risk of adverse side effects is lowered considerably. However, sometimes the intensity of the trazadone side effects outweighs using the medication for insomnia purposes. If you already take trazadone, have your doctor to keep a very close watch for adverse side effects.