Antidepressant medication
Trazodone Trade names Desyrel, Trittico, others[ 1] Other names AF-1161 AHFS /Drugs.com Monograph MedlinePlus a681038 License data
Dependence liability None[ 2] Addiction liability None[ 2] Routes of administration By mouth ATC code Legal status
Bioavailability By mouth : 65%[ 7] [failed verification ] Protein binding 89–95%[ 8] Metabolism Liver (CYP3A4 , CYP2D6 , CYP1A2 ?)[ 11] [ 17] [ 12] [ 18] [ 19] Metabolites mCPP Tooltip meta-Chlorophenylpiperazine [ 9] Onset of action By mouth : 1 hour (Tmax )[ 10] Elimination half-life • Trazodone (IR ): 4–15 hours[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] • Trazodone (ER ): 9–13 hours[ 15] [ 12] [ 13] • mCPP Tooltip meta-Chlorophenylpiperazine : 3–16 hours[ 11] [ 12] [ 14] [ 16] Excretion Urine : 70–75%[ 7] Feces : 21%[ 7]
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Trazodone , sold under many brand names,[ 1] is an antidepressant medication,[ 20] used to treat major depressive disorder , anxiety disorders , and insomnia .[ 20] It is a phenylpiperazine compound of the serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor (SARI) class.[ 21] [ 22] The medication is taken orally .[ 20]
Common side effects include dry mouth , feeling faint, vomiting, and headache.[ 20] More serious side effects may include suicide , mania , irregular heart rate , and pathologically prolonged erections .[ 20] It is unclear if use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is safe.[ 23] Trazodone also has sedating effects.[ 24]
Trazodone was approved for medical use in the United States in 1981.[ 20] It is available as a generic medication .[ 20] In 2022, it was the eighteenth most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 27 million prescriptions.[ 25] [ 26]
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