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Princeton's WordNet

  1. trazodone, trazodone hydrochloride, Desyrelnoun

    oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative

Wiktionary

  1. trazodonenoun

    A psychoactive compound, a triazolopyridine derivative with sedative, anxiolytic, and antidepressant properties.

Wikipedia

  1. Trazodone

    Trazodone, sold under many brand names, is an antidepressant medication. It is used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and difficulties with sleep. The medication is taken orally.Common side-effects include dry mouth, feeling faint, vomiting, and headache. More serious side effects may include suicide, mania, irregular heart rate, and pathologically prolonged erections. It is unclear if use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is safe. It is a phenylpiperazine compound of the serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor (SARI) class. Trazodone also has sedating effects.Trazodone was approved for medical use in the United States in 1981. It is available as a generic medication. In 2020, it was the 21st most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 26 million prescriptions.

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  1. trazodone

    Trazodone is a prescription medication used to treat depression. It belongs to a class of drugs known as serotonin modulators that work by increasing the amount of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain that helps maintain mental balance. It can also be used off-label to treat conditions like insomnia due to its sedative effect.

Wikidata

  1. Trazodone

    Trazodone is an antidepressant of the serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor class. It is a phenylpiperazine compound. Trazodone also has anti-anxiety and sleep-inducing effects. Trazodone has considerably fewer prominent anticholinergic and sexual side effects than most of the tricyclic antidepressants.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Trazodone

    A serotonin uptake inhibitor that is used as an antidepressive agent. It has been shown to be effective in patients with major depressive disorders and other subsets of depressive disorders. It is generally more useful in depressive disorders associated with insomnia and anxiety. This drug does not aggravate psychotic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p309)

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trazodone in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trazodone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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