antidepressant advice

[MarmadukeM]

Hi I started trazodone about 5 weeks ago as an add on to help me sleep. I was on 150mg and it was working great but within about the second week I gradually become increasingly sedated and was finding it really hard to do my job and literally couldn’t be bothered with anything which didn’t feel good. I asked gp whether I should reduce it so she said to half it to 75 which I did 4 days ago but I feel really terrible! 😢 im not sleeping well, feel sick and am having constant thoughts about death (wouldn’t do it, just sick of feeling shite as I started this episode in August so feels I haven’t been ‘right’ for ages)
im working full time which I don’t think is helping as I’m kind of trying to keep my shit together. Am thinking of going back to 150 and taking some time off, anyone been in similar situation? Or got any advice?
just want to be back to my normal self 🙁

I can't help you as I'm on a different anti depressant but you need to go back to your doctor and explain what you've said re thoughts of death etc., which doesn't sound right. Hopefully you'll be put onto something new that works for you x

@ChiliFiend thanks x I do think I need to have some time off and put my dose back up. I’ve got a review on Thursday so I’ll speak to them then. X

I haven’t tried that particular AD but I’m wondering if you need to give the 150mg dose a bit longer, as side effects such as drowsiness often do die down after you get the AD fully into your system. You are possibly feeling withdrawal systems by lowering the dose but as PP said you do need to check with your doctor. I sympathise about the constant thoughts of death as I have that after coming off Citalopram. Best of luck

@Faceonfireburning yeah I think I’m having withdrawal from halving the dose. I have bipolar type 2 so I’m pretty sensitive to med but I’d rather feel dopey for a few weeks than risk becoming unstable 😖

Yes, if you can take some time off work to give yourself time to acclimatise to the full dose then that is probably the safest option. 💐