Trazodone Hydrochloride and sleep

I was given a prescription for Trazodone four days ago beginning with a 150mg dose. I have a very long history of getting by on three to four hours of sleep and was constantly tired. That first dose really knocked me for a loop the next morning. When I first stood up after the alarm went off I was spacey, groggy, unsteady on my feet, joint pain in my knees and hips, and slight pain in the muscles of my legs. It was a full three hours before I felt somewhat better although I felt unsteady on my feet and when I walked, I walked as though I had a hangover. I decided to only take 75mg tab the second night. I slept twelve hours. When I awoke the above mentioned symptoms were still there but were much, much lest in intensity. The third night I took 50 mg. I slept nine hours and when I awoke the symptom were really minimal and felt quite normal after an hour or so.

I've been taking Trazodone for 4 yrs, it helps my neck muscles relax during the night, and also helps me sleep. I have FM (fibromyalgia). My chief side effect is E.D. I thought it was the Traz but in looking thru all your reports of side effects I don't see one mention. I used to enjoy sex w/ my wife (she LOVES to make love!) but now, not only can't 'get it up' but don't even think about sex, EVER. I'm a 50-yr-old male, and this is kind of scary. Michael Douglass' wife could walk by in a bikini, and my remark would be, "How 'bout them Cubs?" Anybody have a similar experience?

The doctor gave me Trazodone to sleep at night. I was going through a bad time taking care of my dieing husband, working full time and taking care of the kids.
It gave me severe nightmares, ones that were so real that it was like they were in 3-D. Its hard to explain. I started to hate going to bed at night.
Then I got smart and quit taking the stuff.

I take 50 mgs of trazodone at bedtime for sleep and some nights I have restless legs they just feel like I need to jerk them. Has anyone else had anything like this happen to them?

i take 200mg of trazodone at bed time they put me to sleep and keep me sleep i'm tired when i get up in the morng .but during the day i loose my balence and the only way i can discibe it is i get brain shocks.