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    Anyone on trazadone?

    Posts: 51 Member
    edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Anyone on trazadone? Have you gained weight or had issues losing?

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    • Posts: 691 Member
      I was on it for 15 years to help me sleep. I actually just quit 2 months ago. It has had no impact on my weight. I didn't gain or lose when I got on it, and I haven't had a lost that I can attribute to stopping trazodone. Hope this helps.
    • Posts: 15,317 Member
      I take trazadone and have had no issue with losing weight.
    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      I was on it for a very brief time but discontinued it b/c it made me feel hungover in the AM. I sleep better with regular exercise and sublingual melatonin.
    • Posts: 51 Member
      Thank you I am on a few medications that cause weight gain and am wondering if this one is the offender.
    • Posts: 853 Member
      Don't tlisten to everything your meds say about weight loss or gain. My wife is on meds her Dr's said would make her gain like 30 pounds, she's an overachiever and put on 35. Last year she dropped 50, while on those same meds. I saw the look on her DR'S face, absolutely priceless!
    • Posts: 451 Member
      I've been on Trazodone for several years. I've lost 74 pounds in the last year and a half - no problem at all from the drug.
    • Posts: 6,338 Member
      edited April 2016
      I have a bottle of it in my night table, but I hate it...I find it gives me severe dry mouth, which wakes me up all nite ...I'd rather take a Sleepeze or Unisom. But I digressed, no, I didn't notice any difference in my weight while taking it. When I was gaining, I was gaining, but that was me and food. ;)
    • Posts: 339 Member
      I am on it and hasn't affected weight.
    • Posts: 809 Member
      Been on it a long time. Have done several bulk/cut cycles, didn't have any problems.
    • Posts: 11,233 Member
      i didn't have any issues with it
    • Posts: 108 Member
      been on it for over 24 years and no issues.
    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      Shellymarie604 wrote: »
      Thank you I am on a few medications that cause weight gain and am wondering if this one is the offender.

      Generally meds don't directly cause weight gain but can increase appetite. There are ways to manage that. Some people eat a lot of high volume, low calorie food. I find I get fuller faster when I have sufficient fiber and protein.

      My brother is on several meds known to increase appetite but because of his diet and exercise, he lost the weight he gained in the hospital (where he had less satiating food and opportunities to exercise) and has maintained this loss for almost two years.
    • Posts: 442 Member
      How much are you on? If you're taking 100-200 mgs for sleep, then I doubt it's affecting your weight. But if you're taking more than 400 mgs, then it could very well affect your weight. It's an old anti-depressant and used at therapeutic doses could cause weight gain or weight loss. All antidepressants can affect weight in some people. I've been on it for years and I've lost a lot of weight in the last year with no problems. But everyone is different.
    • Posts: 275 Member
      I take 450mg of trazodone daily and have done for 5 years. I've noticed no difference to my weight on it, I can lose at the same rate I did without it
    • Posts: 51 Member
      I take it for sleep and am on a dose of 200 MG.
    • Posts: 519 Member
      I was on it for a while and it didn't effect my weight.
    • Posts: 339 Member
      How many mg do you guys take for sleep with trazadone?
    • Posts: 451 Member
      edited April 2016
      150 mg.
    • Posts: 51 Member
      sarsather wrote: »
      How many mg do you guys take for sleep with trazadone?

      200 MG. Only thing that helps me with sleep.
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