Re: Going off Trazadone tonite

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Good luck. Keep us posted. You're doing a very brave thing!

ne, 59, Lawrenceville, NJ

--- JClayton11@... wrote:

> From: JClayton11@...

>

> Well, group, say a prayer. I've decided that the

> amount of Trazadone I'm

> having to take to get to sleep (up to 300 mg over a

> four-year period) is too

> much and that I need a drug holiday.

>

> I have read with interest your various experiences

> with other drugs -

> mirapex, etc. - and just don't want to take the

> chance of augmentation that

> so many of your seem to have experienced.Trazadone

> has at least " knocked me

> out " and enabled me to get an adequate amount of

> sleep over the years, but

> I'm now concerned that it may be actually triggering

> the RLS. I used to have

> periods of relief from the RLS and PLMD (which is at

> its worse now - I feel

> like a fish out of water).

>

> So, as of tonight.... no meds.

>

> I have to admit that I am also concerned about how

> many of you mix

> medications and self medicate. Please be careful! I

> know how hard it is to

> resist overmedicating when it's three in the morning

> and you have to go to

> work at 7 a.m. As a recovering alcoholic (for

> almost 20 years) the only time

> I was seriously in danger of picking up a drink was

> at just such a time.

> Fortunately I resisted, but oh, do I know the

> temptation.

>

> Wish me luck...

>

>

>

>

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