Alcohol and Trazodone interaction
Alcohol and Trazodone: the Trazodone prescribing label flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.
Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.
What the FDA labels say
Curated guidance for Alcohol
Combining alcohol with sedating medicines (opioids, benzodiazepines, sleep medicines, muscle relaxants) can cause dangerous drowsiness, slowed breathing, and overdose.
From the Trazodone (RALDESY TM) label · effective 2026-09-01
CNS Depressants: RALDESY may enhance effects of alcohol, barbiturates, or other CNS depressants ( 7 ).
Intervention: Patients should be counseled that RALDESY may enhance the response to alcohol, barbiturates, and other CNS depressants.
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