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HRT in Women
MD Rx'd Trazodone 50mg to my wife (antidepressant)
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<blockquote data-quote="ratbag" data-source="post: 82369" data-attributes="member: 972"><p>My wife's MD Rx'd her 50mg Trazodone because of insomnia. She has hormonal issues without question. Trazodone is an antidepressant. It is also used as an off-label treatment for insomnia. </p><p></p><p>from wikipedia:</p><p><strong>Trazodone, sold under the brand name <strong>Oleptro among others,[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone#cite_note-genericnames-1" target="_blank">[1]</a>[/SUP]is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidepressant" target="_blank">antidepressant</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_antagonist_and_reuptake_inhibitor" target="_blank">serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor</a> (SARI) class. It is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylpiperazine" target="_blank">phenylpiperazine</a> compound. Trazodone also has anti-anxiety (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiolytic" target="_blank">anxiolytic</a>) and sleep-inducing (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotic" target="_blank">hypnotic</a>) effects.[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone#cite_note-7" target="_blank">[7]</a>[/SUP] Its side-effect profile and potential toxicity are considerably different from those of the original antidepressants (i.e., the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_oxidase_inhibitor" target="_blank">monoamine oxidase inhibitors</a> (MAOIs) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricyclic_antidepressant" target="_blank">tricyclic antidepressants</a> (TCAs)</strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>I don't like the idea of using antidepressants because I find mainstream MD's are just parroted sales reps for big pharma.</strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>Does anyone know if it wise to take this stuff?</strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratbag, post: 82369, member: 972"] My wife's MD Rx'd her 50mg Trazodone because of insomnia. She has hormonal issues without question. Trazodone is an antidepressant. It is also used as an [FONT=Roboto]off-label treatment for insomnia. from wikipedia: [/FONT][B]Trazodone, sold under the brand name [B]Oleptro among others,[SUP][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone#cite_note-genericnames-1"][1][/URL][/SUP]is an [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidepressant"]antidepressant[/URL] of the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_antagonist_and_reuptake_inhibitor"]serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor[/URL] (SARI) class. It is a [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylpiperazine"]phenylpiperazine[/URL] compound. Trazodone also has anti-anxiety ([URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiolytic"]anxiolytic[/URL]) and sleep-inducing ([URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotic"]hypnotic[/URL]) effects.[SUP][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone#cite_note-7"][7][/URL][/SUP] Its side-effect profile and potential toxicity are considerably different from those of the original antidepressants (i.e., the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_oxidase_inhibitor"]monoamine oxidase inhibitors[/URL] (MAOIs) and [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricyclic_antidepressant"]tricyclic antidepressants[/URL] (TCAs) I don't like the idea of using antidepressants because I find mainstream MD's are just parroted sales reps for big pharma. Does anyone know if it wise to take this stuff?[/B][/B] [/QUOTE]
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