• @dan@upvote.au
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    If you can’t sleep well then it’s worth getting a sleep study done. I did one and was diagnosed with both sleep apnea and insomnia. I was prescribed a CPAP machine for the sleep apnea and Trazodone 100mg for the insomnia and it’s helped a lot. I sleep so much better now.

    Edit: Trazodone isn’t the best solution for everyone, and can have potential side-effects, but it works very well for me. My point is that you should get a professional diagnosis from a medical facility that specializes in sleep.

    • BigFig
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      111 month ago

      Jesus, I’ve only know trazedone as a dog tranquilizer that works half the time.

      • @dan@upvote.au
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        Trazodone was originally a medication for depression, but other antidepressants are more effective these days, and now it’s mostly prescribed off-label as a treatment for insomnia. It doesn’t work well for everyone, but it works great for me. I don’t encounter any side effects, and I can fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.

        • BigFig
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          21 month ago

          That’s good it works for you, Ive read some stories that it gave people severe nightmares

        • @xylol@leminal.space
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          Drinking alcohol makes me sleep like a baby, but my wife says it makes me snore,so I guess the trick is to steal someone else’s sleep power for yourself

        • @dan@upvote.au
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          Yeah it’s definitely not for everyone, but it works wonders for me. I sleep better (fall asleep quicker + stay asleep longer) and feel more awake in the mornings than I used to.

      • @dan@upvote.au
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        61 month ago

        The original use case was as an antidepressant (for humans). Its usage for dogs and for treating insomnia are both use cases that came later on.

      • @Lumidaub@feddit.org
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        This is a tranquillizer that is used to calm down schizophrenic people in crisis!

        You say that like it’s a bad thing that its original use is something else.

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            You got a study or credentials to go with your advice or are you just spouting uninformed bullshit on the internet?

            Since I beat you to it, it is uninformed bullshit. Trazadone is an antidepressant, not a tranquilizer. It’s being studied to maybe be used with other medications as a mild treatment for schizophrenia, priapism is a rare side effect, and it has long been used for mild insomnia.

            It’s not “extreme overkill” or some sort of emergency-room chemical straightjacket.

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            What made me think that is the exclamation mark at the end of your sentence. “Hey, this is important, oh no, watch out!”