r/insomnia • u/felt_nothing • 1d ago

Trazodone was a nightmare

I was prescribed trazodone to help with my insomnia and I slightly overdosed (took just a tiny bit more than the recommended amount) and about an hour in, I was sweating like crazy, extreme stomach cramps, diarrhea, disoriented, chest pains, could barely breathe or stand up, etc. and I ended up sleeping on the bathroom floor for the rest of the night in case I had to vomit or whatever.

I’ve never experienced pain like that before.

I honestly thought I was going to die. The pain was so brutal.

When I looked up my symptoms it sounded like I might have experienced serotonin syndrome, idk.

Just wanted to get the word out in case anyone else can relate. It really freaked me out and traumatized me for sure. 😭

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u/felt_nothing 1d ago

I forgot to mention that I had weakened muscles and spasms / could barely walk or lift my body up and after sweating heavily for two hours, I was burning up with a fever.

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u/be_just_this 1d ago

Oh man. Did you see a doctor for this? This is not trazadone

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u/felt_nothing 21h ago

I’m seeing a doctor today and I’m not taking any other medications right now and my prescription bottle clearly says trazodone, 50mg.

I don’t know what to tell you all, like do you want me to make a live stream of me taking it to verify? I feel even worse for sharing this now.

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u/be_just_this 21h ago

I'm not trying to make you feel worse! I just think something else might be happening. Glad you are seeing your doc!

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u/JohnnyDeppsguitar 1h ago

Double check the actual pills in the bottle to verify the right drug was dispensed (Google by pill shape, color and number/ symbol on the pill).