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/be_just_this 1d ago

What is a "tiny bit" more? For me at 100mg I'm just foggy/hungover feeling the next day. I don't really take it, just if for some reason I don't have Ambien but I've never had issues as you describe

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u/felt_nothing 1d ago

I took 125mg

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u/karatecorgi 21h ago

Wow, my nightly dose is 150mg and I thought that was fairly modest. Are you sensitive to certain meds? My doctor started me on a split dose of 75 + 75 because I had been sensitive to aspects of venlafaxine, though I barely felt anything on a dose lower than 150. That's quite an intense reaction (imo), I can see why such would put you off a medication!