MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
trazodone Side Effects
trazodone (also sold as Desyrel) sits MID-VOLUME #271 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 33.5% mention hospitalization (5,063 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 15,113
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for trazodone. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
trazodone: 33.5% mention hospitalization (5,063 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #271 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for trazodone (Desyrel) (15,113 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 1,129 of 15,113 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (3,900 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,538 reports, 10.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 452 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 269 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 155 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 118 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 97 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 74 |
| VOMITING | 65 |
| ASPHYXIA | 53 |
| ARTERIOSCLEROSIS CORONARY ARTERY | 52 |
| OVERDOSE | 52 |
| PNEUMONIA | 51 |
| NAUSEA | 49 |
| DIARRHOEA | 44 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 42 |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST | 41 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 37 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 36 |
| PAIN | 36 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (5,063, 33.5% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 408 |
| FATIGUE | 407 |
| PNEUMONIA | 341 |
| HEADACHE | 336 |
| DIARRHOEA | 334 |
| FALL | 322 |
| DYSPNOEA | 309 |
| PAIN | 284 |
| VOMITING | 272 |
| ASTHENIA | 262 |
| DEPRESSION | 244 |
| PYREXIA | 244 |
| HYPERTENSION | 215 |
| SUICIDE ATTEMPT | 204 |
| INSOMNIA | 198 |
| CONSTIPATION | 190 |
| DIZZINESS | 190 |
| ANXIETY | 188 |
How to read trazodone FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 15,113 voluntary reports linked to trazodone (Desyrel), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,538 (10.2%). Hospitalization appears on 5,063 (33.5%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 33.5% mention hospitalization (5,063 reports).
Read with trazodone
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 14,997 FAERS cases (Δ 116 lighter vs trazodone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 14,954 FAERS cases (Δ 159 lighter vs trazodone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 14,896 FAERS cases (Δ 217 lighter vs trazodone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 15,332 FAERS cases (Δ 219 heavier vs trazodone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 51.9 pp vs trazodone's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
trazodone stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.