BCD
03-02-11, 15:04
In 2004 I was put on trazodone. Over the years I was on varying doses from 50mg to 200mg. They certainly lifted my mood and helped me.
However, over the years I developed 3 main health issues: digestive problems, extreme exhaustion and worst of all, choking after eating. I kept seeing my GP but he did nothing- in fact, I think he didn't believe me, i.e. he's 'mentally ill' so just humour him, etc.
The choking occurs after eating any kind and any amount of food. It ruins my life.....it dominates it.
Eventually he referred me to see a specialist late last year who suggested that perhaps the trazodone was causing my problems. He told me to gradually come off them. So, over a period of a month or so I came off them. The last pill was taken on 31st Dec 2010.
Since then, I have been much, much less tired, my digestion has improved up to 80% and I have not had the choking effect once. Not even a little bit. I can now eat more normally and can function.
My GP said 'oh yeah, they can cause those problems'. Why didn't he tell me that before? I begged him almost on a monthly basis over the past 7 years to let me stop taking them and he just wouldn't.
Of course, a/ds work extremely well for most people. But, if you are suffering with side-effects in silence........please consider that the a/ds may be the cause.
Has anyone else had such problems?
However, over the years I developed 3 main health issues: digestive problems, extreme exhaustion and worst of all, choking after eating. I kept seeing my GP but he did nothing- in fact, I think he didn't believe me, i.e. he's 'mentally ill' so just humour him, etc.
The choking occurs after eating any kind and any amount of food. It ruins my life.....it dominates it.
Eventually he referred me to see a specialist late last year who suggested that perhaps the trazodone was causing my problems. He told me to gradually come off them. So, over a period of a month or so I came off them. The last pill was taken on 31st Dec 2010.
Since then, I have been much, much less tired, my digestion has improved up to 80% and I have not had the choking effect once. Not even a little bit. I can now eat more normally and can function.
My GP said 'oh yeah, they can cause those problems'. Why didn't he tell me that before? I begged him almost on a monthly basis over the past 7 years to let me stop taking them and he just wouldn't.
Of course, a/ds work extremely well for most people. But, if you are suffering with side-effects in silence........please consider that the a/ds may be the cause.
Has anyone else had such problems?