I've never heard of those side effects. However, I had some weird effects to trazodone, too. I would sleep walk, head to the fridge/pantry and eat high calorie foods. I'm losing the weight I gained. However, the key is to sleeping well is trial and error. Figure out why you cannot sleep, reasons both psychological and physical and harp on that. I rented another place just to sleep better. The place is next to where I live. The reason being, it became my sanctuary just to sleep. There are no noisy neighbors there, or even food in the place. It is isolated, which allows me to fall asleep peacefully and without being woken up. If I wake up to use the restroom, there's no food to much on. I now exercise daily and eat very healthy which allows me to sleep guilt free and without the stimulating effects of bad food and the exercise makes me feel good and it tires me out. I also avoid light (even lots of fake light) an hour before bed. I write in a daily journal to get the thoughts out of my head, and it helps me feel at peace. I have a routine that I follow, which helps. If my routine is altered, I know something in my life is wrong and needs to be fixed.

Point being, it takes work to be able to sleep well. I think that unless you're obese, quality sleep is very attainable. Look at me, I'm bipolar. It's just something in life that takes mastery.