That was a very bad week for me. When I worked at a treatment facility for addictions, the doctors running the show MADE the patients quit cold turkey. Once admitted, all mood altering drugs were immediately discontinued. The only time a detox regime was used was for alcohol withdrawal. I always thought the whole thing was cruel, namely because I was also taking sleeping pills and couldn't imagine just quitting.
Trazodone is a strange bird.
It's an anti-depressant, and it takes some time to get it just right for sleeping purposes. It doesn't have that same effect as a typical sleeping pill. I also take trazodone, but don't feel it would be as effective if I wasn't taking it on a regular basis. Plus, it's a whole different class of drug than Ativan, so the effects wouldn't be as noticeable as if you took a benzodiazepine, like Ativan or Xanax. Oh, Erin, I know how it feels to have a police officer as a boyfriend.