"i&#039;ve had insomnia for years now and i finally asked my psych. for something to help me get some sleep.  she gave me trazodone.  i remember taking it in the way past to treat depression and i took upwards of 400 mg.  now i tried 300mg the first night and i could barely stand the next day. i tried 150mg the next night and i still felt drowzy the next day.  so i said forget it.  then last night i cut the 150 tri scored tablet into about 10mg.  i slept like a rock and woke up without feeling drowzy.  i feel alive and rested.  i make a bunch of these small trazodones for myself and will take it until i get used to it.  i give this medicine an a ."