Here's the thing about trazodone. I can take up to 200mg and NEVER fall asleep. It just makes me tired and I yawn all nite as I stay awake. What I found that does help me sleep and stay asleep is a combination trazodone and benzos. The benzos help me fall asleep, the trazondone does help me stay asleep. I know this because I found that benzos along tho they help me fall asleep I still wake up 3-4 times! But with trazodone I stay asleep! I take 100mg of trazodone nightly. And benzos when needed. I try to stretch them out! The trazodone even helps me a little the next part of the day too but no more hang over effect after I got use to it. They tried mood stabilizers on me and they did minimum help. What really tipped the scales for me was Zoloft! But caution, Zoloft could induce mania if your bipolar 1. Since I have a much milder version of it I can take AD with no worries. Of all of them I found Zoloft to work the best for me but I feel it starting to wear off so I may need to go up to 100mg soon. Never be afraid to speak up to your pdoc, some times they do listen Good luck to you.