Posted by SalArmy4me on May 17, 2001, at 23:57:37
In reply to Trazadone SCARED!, posted by mystie on May 17, 2001, at 16:38:44
I found some good journal articles that discuss the effective use of trazodone in various diseases for pain:
1. METULES, TERRI J. "When a simple fall turns into years of pain. RN. Dec 2000:
"Antidepressants are also successful in reducing pain and can quell the psychological problems that accompany CRPS. The most common include SSRIs such as fluoxetine, sertraline, and trazodone."
2. Godfrey, Robert G. MD. "A Guide to the Understanding and Use of Tricyclic Antidepressants in the Overall Management of Fibromyalgia and Other Chronic Pain Syndromes." Archives of Internal Medicine. May 96:
"...For pain due to vascular headaches, Diamond recommended the use of trazodone, a nontricyclic AD with strong sedating properties but with minimal anticholinergic effects and only mild to moderate cardiotoxicity, which may be used when regular tricyclic agents are poorly tolerated or contraindicated. Diamond recommended a 50- to 100-mg dose of trazodone to be taken "at bedtime" to a maximum 200- to 250-mg dose..."3. Ravilly, Sophie MD et al. "Chronic Pain in Cystic Fibrosis" Pediatrics. Oct '96:
"TCA antidepressants were used for pain in seven patients, with varying success. Also, five patients were treated with Trazodone with varying degrees of success and no reports of complications."
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