How does Trazodone work to help a person sleep?

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Recently I’ve been put on Trazadone to help me sleep, and I wish to know what about it helps one sleep.

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Trazodone has sedative effects, which reduce brain activity and helps you become unconscious, but being unconscious is different to sleep. In some stages of sleep your brain is more active than when you are awake. So in some respect sleeping pills induce the opposite state of sleep.

So I would say trazodone helps you become unconscious rather than get high quality sleep.

CBT style treatments are just as effective as pills and induce better quality sleep.

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Trazodone has sedative effects, which reduce brain activity and helps you become unconscious, but being unconscious is different to sleep. In some stages of sleep your brain is more active than when you are awake. So in some respect sleeping pills induce the opposite state of sleep.

So I would say trazodone helps you become unconscious rather than get high quality sleep.

CBT style treatments are just as effective as pills and induce better quality sleep.

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Trazodone has sedative effects, which reduce brain activity and helps you become unconscious, but being unconscious is different to sleep. In some stages of sleep your brain is more active than when you are awake. So in some respect sleeping pills induce the opposite state of sleep.

So I would say trazodone helps you become unconscious rather than get high quality sleep.

CBT style treatments are just as effective as pills and induce better quality sleep.

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Anyone aware of any side effects with alcohol?

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Anyone aware of any side effects with alcohol?

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Anyone aware of any side effects with alcohol?

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I have taken Trazodone for years (10+) for sleep. It works great for me – my understanding is that it’s an old-school antidepressant that made people sleepy. Not good for day time use — but a godsend for some folks. I’ve had insomnia since about 5th grade (now 50+) … it is wonderful to get a chunk of sleep each night. I do not feel groggy or sluggy in the morning.