"i have been taking 10 mg of ambien for about 4 months and i want to get off of it so my doctor recommended that i try trazodone instead.  i tried 200 mg of trazodone without the ambien and i had a horrible night.  it took over 3 hours to fall asleep and when i did finally get to sleep, i had horrible nightmares.  since then, i have been taking 5 mg of ambien along with 100 mg of trazodone and it has been all right.  i go right to sleep, i sleep all night, and i only have a few vivid dreams.  i want to wean myself off ambien completely so it will just take some time."