![]() Ringdahl EN, Pereira SL, Delzell JE Jr.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 5. Everitt H, Baldwin DS, Stuart B, et al.Your doctor will be able to help you avoid these symptoms by advising you to taper off the medication with gradually lower doses. Sudden discontinuation of trazodone can cause anxiety and agitation and make it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep. However, you may have difficulty sleeping after discontinuing trazodone, particularly if you stop taking the medication suddenly. Compared to some other medications used to treat sleep problems, such as benzodiazepines, trazodone is thought to carry a lower risk of abuse. In clinical trials, people taking trazodone for depression showed no signs of addictive behavior related to the drug. However, no extensive research has been done to study the abuse potential of trazodone, particularly for off-label uses such as insomnia. Trazodone is not recognized by the FDA as a controlled substance, meaning that the existing evidence does not suggest that it has a high potential for abuse or addiction. The existing evidence suggests that trazodone should only be used as a short-term solution for sleep problems, as very little research has been done on continuation treatment. Research on the long-term efficacy and safety of trazodone for insomnia is limited. Your doctor will tell you how long treatment with trazodone will last. ![]()
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