A 47-year-old male asked:
i dont nap of a day.cant get a good nights rest.melatonin dont work. is trazodone good for sleep.dont want habit forming drug like ambieim.
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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered
27 years experience Internal Medicine
It does work: Sometimes. Not on everybody. No habit forming potential with Trazodone.
Answered on Nov 30, 2014
Dr. John Munshower answered
30 years experience Family Medicine
Off label-trazadone: Though doctors can legally prescribe it for any treatment, the drug does not have an indication for insomnia. There's very little clinical trial evidence on whether it's effective as a sleep aid when there's no accompanying depression, and only modest evidence when there is. Treatment guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommend trazodone for insomnia without depression only when other sleep drugs have failed.
Answered on Nov 30, 2014
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