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Question on Hypnotics

MindWeather

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As of late, I been relatively dissatisfied with my sleep.

I was taking 50mg of Trazodone once a night and I never had a problem. I would always fall asleep within the half hour of lying down and sleep undisturbed throughout the night. I discontinued use of Trazodone because it is of the SARI class. I have been off all SSRIs for over 8 months now and I have never felt better. I also feel like the psychedelic experience is a very important aspect of my life and I have read that Trazodone's affinity to the 5-HT2A receptor can decrease the potency of psychedelics.

Here are my questions:
To what extent does Trazodone decrease potency of classic psychedelics at the 50mg range?
Is 50mg a large enough dose to have significant SARI effects?
How similar are SARIs and SSRIs?

I have tried Ambien (unsure of dosage) and always had bad dry mouth throughout the next day, I could possibly try it again at a smaller dose. I am currently taking Temazepam (15mg) and it is kind of unreliable, sometimes I fall asleep right away, other times I lay there for hours.

Suggestions?
 
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