What are the side effects of the drug Trazodone? What to do if I have visual disturbances with medication Trazodone?

The name of the drug was not included in the question. If you have a question about Trazodone marked in the tags, please read on.

Side effects of Trazodone include, m.in: feeling sluggish and sleepy, feeling sick (feeling sick) or vomiting, constipation, diarrhoea, dry mouth, altered sense of taste, increased salivation, stuffy nose
sweating more than usual, dizziness, headache, confusion (confusion), weakness, tremor, blurred vision, weight loss, fast or slow heartbeat, orthostatic hypotension, feeling restless in the muscles, difficulty sleeping, water retention, skin rash, itching, chest pain, pain in extremity, back pain, muscle pain, joint pain, frequent infections with high temperature, severe convulsions, sore throat or mouth ulcers feeling anxious or more nervous than usual, feeling agitated, being overactive or racing (mania), imagining things that are not there (delusions), memory problems, nightmares, decreased sex drive, dizziness, feeling of spinning (vertigo), high blood pressure, high body temperature, difficulty speaking, severe liver problems such as hepatitis, fatal liver failure feeling tired, weak and disoriented, feeling of muscle pain, muscle stiffness or malfunction.

A full description of the side effects of the medicine, including their frequency, can be found in the package leaflet. The following link allows you to check the availability of the medicine and make a reservation at the pharmacy of your choice:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/99760/trazodone-neuraxpharm-tabletki/apteki

If you have visual disturbances (flashes of light described in the question), this may be one of the side effects of Trazodone. I encourage you to report the occurrence of side effects of the drug. Reporting side effects allows you to increase control over the medicines available on the market. We wrote more about how and why to report side effects in the article:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jak-i-dlaczego-zglaszac-dzialania-niepozadane

In the event that side effects persist and hinder normal functioning, I encourage you to consult a doctor, e.g. via teleconsultation, m.in. via the Gdziepolek.pl portal:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/telekonsultacja

I encourage you to familiarize yourself with additional materials that you may find useful:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/czy-bac-sie-dzialan-niepozadanych-lekow

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/depresja

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/bezsennosc