Trazodone. How should this medicine be used. Closely monitor patients of all ages for clinical worsening suicidality or unusual changes in behavior.
The tablet can be swallowed whole or given as a half tablet by breaking the tablet along the score line. Trazodone sold under many brand names is an antidepressant medication. Common side-effects include dry mouth feeling faint vomiting and headache.
Trazodone is used to treat depression.
While trazodone is not a true member of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors SSRIs class of antidepressants it does still. How should this medicine be used. Trazodoneworks by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural chemical serotonin in the brain. Take the extended-release tablet at the same time each day preferably at bedtime without food.