What is the Reality of Trazodone Withdrawal Symptoms?

ByPrimary Researcher

Executive Summary

  • Trazodone is an addictive drug.
  • Trazodone addiction and Trazodone withdrawal symptoms are deliberately minimized by pharmaceutical companies and the overall medical establishment.

Introduction

A primary method used by pharmaceutical companies, MDs, and the overall medical establishment is to minimize addiction. This article covers the gaslighting of patients, the public, and patients on Trazodone withdrawal symptoms.

What the Medical Establishment Says About Trazodone Withdrawal Symptoms

Let us review the following quotation from the Recovery Village recovery center on Trazodone withdrawal symptoms.

While developing an addiction to trazodone may not be common, it is still possible. Usually used to treat depression and sometimes as a sleep aid, trazodone has the capability to be abused due to the calming effects it provides.

As with other medications, there is the potential for abuse with antidepressants like trazodone. Risks of antidepressants become more dangerous when they are taken in tandem with alcohol or other drugs.

For individuals prescribed trazodone to treat depression and sleep disorders, it can be easy for them to become dependent on it if the drug is abused. While trazodone is not regularly acquired illegally, it’s most commonly abused by people who are given the medication by physicians. People prescribed trazodone who abuse the drug can risk getting used to the calming feeling that taking the medication gives them.

What is the problem with this quote?

Well, Recovery Village states that Trazodone addiction only comes from those that abuse Trazodone or use it in a way not prescribed.

This is false. Trazodone, like other depressants, is addictive, even when used as prescribed. This is explained in detail in the article How Antidepressants Produce Addiction Through Altering the Neurotransmition Process. (Subscription required)

Furthermore, Recovery Village is tap dancing around how Trazodone works. Trazodone is an SNRI, and it manipulates serotonin and norepinephrine levels. Anytime you manipulate a neurotransmitter, you are creating an addictive scenario. Increasing serotonin, norepinephrine, or dopamine creates major changes. The danger in most addictive drugs is “in the way it makes the patient feel.”

Recovery Village’s claim about Trazodone not being addictive is false. Trazodone, like other depressants, is addictive, even when used as prescribed. This is explained in detail in the article How Antidepressants Produce Addiction Through Altering the Neurotransmition Process. (Subscription required)