Elavil vs Trazodone
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| Elavil is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression. It may help improve mood and feelings of well-being, relieve anxiety and tension, help you sleep better, and increase your energy level. Elavil belongs to a class of medications called tricyclic antidepressants. It works by affecting the balance of certain natural chemicals (neurotransmitters such as serotonin) in the brain. | Trazodone is used to treat depression. Trazodone works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural chemical (serotonin) in the brain. | |||
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| Add Elavil review I have taken Elavil for many years, like about 20 years. I started out with a 10 mg dose and moved up slowly to 50 mg. It was prescribed for me to help me sleep through severe arthritic pain. I have taken the 50 mg dose for 3-4 years now and I will stay at that dosage. I do have problems with nightmares and I am wondering if increasing my dosage would help with that. I intend to ask my Dr. The ... Lot more pain all over especially my limbs I am stopping this medicine today. I do not fall a sleep till the middle of the night and that is what it was given to me for, sleep issues. I get headaches and have no energy all day! Since I was better off before I took it, I will no longer take this drug. I am disabled and was prescribed soma for muscle spasms. I take elavil at night for sleep, pain. NOW IM STARTING TO HAVE BLACKOUTS. I DO NOT SUGGEST MIXING SOMAS AND ELAVIL. I got up early one Saturday morning to go to walmart and wrecked my truck (totaled it). So I stopped taking the somas. Lucky to be alive. I don't know if it has a side effect of losing memory. I don't know if this is causing memory lose | Add Trazodone review This pill was a brand new one for me...didn't look like my regular Trazedone. The pharmacy didn't even put the label on it...the one that states the color and the identifiers. I was stumped. PLEASE be careful to identify your meds...your pharmacies buy whatever is cheapest and often fail to tell you that they have changed suppliers. Just be very cardful. You can't even trust your pharmacies a ... Ihave been using this drug for about 1 yr. I take 100mg. at night for sleep.It has really helped me to sleep. My dr.says it is not habit forming! Ihave not had to increase my dosage. I am really satisfied with this product!! | |||
