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Definition of Trazodone

1. Noun. Oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative.

Definition of Trazodone

1. Noun. A psychoactive compound, a triazolopyridine derivative with sedative, anxiolytic, and antidepressant properties. ¹

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Definition of Trazodone

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Medical Definition of Trazodone

1. This prescription drug is used to treat depression, it also has sedative properties. It may cause permanent impotence in a small minority of men. It may cause a wide variety of side effects, including an increase in prolactin secretion. (19 Jan 1998)

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Literary usage of Trazodone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Treatment of Depression edited by Cynthia D. Mulrow (2000)
"Three studies comparing an SNRI with trazodone ... Average doses of trazodone ranged from a relatively low 220 mg to moderately high doses exceeding 350 mg ..."

2. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"Studies support the efficacy and safety of fluoxetine or trazodone when compared to a standard ... However, fluoxetine and trazodone appear to be effective. ..."

3. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Evaluations by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"trazodone Hydrochloride. Generic trazodone HCI 150mg tablet entries, marked with a " t ", are rated as therapeutically equivalent (AB) to Bristol Myers' ..."

4. The Ultimate Psychopolitics, Mass Mind Control and the Global Control System by Ceres (1993)
"Another individual--the one whose psychiatrist had informed her of her role in a “Pavlovian Experiment”--was subjected to attempted drugging by trazodone, ..."

5. Preliminary Estimates from the Drug Abuse Warning Network, 1995 by Linda McCaig (1998)
"Between 1994 and 1995, there was no change in the reported number acetaminophen-related episodes. о From 1988 through 1995, trazodone-related emergency ..."

6. Depression in Primary Care: Vol. 2. Treatment of Major Depression: Clinical by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Moon CA, Davey A. The efficacy and residual effects of trazodone ( 150 mg nocte) and mianserin in the treatment of depressed general practice patients. ..."

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