"started taking trazodone as an aid to sleep, since i was upping my alprazolam to try and fall asleep, and didn&#039;t want to keep upping it (i take 1.5 mg/day). have had trouble falling and staying asleep since i was young. also take 40 mg citalopram for depression. trazodone works great for me at 25 mg, taken ~30 minutes or so before sleeping, along with 0.5-1 mg alprazolam. does have a dizzying effect, so i never take it unless i know i&#039;m going to bed. anything over 25 mg for me causes a hangover the next day (fogginess, tiredness), but i am petite. but it works wonders to calm a racing mind and get me to sleep and wake up feeling refreshed on 25 mg. haven&#039;t experience other side effects, while taking mostly every day for ~ 2 years."