Loss of appetite after Trazodone in dogs

The FDA has received 465 reports of loss of appetite in dogs after Trazodone. That is 18% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

465Reports

71%Marked serious

17%Recovered

23%Died or euthanised

5 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

77 20%

1–2 days

84 22%

3–7 days

52 13%

1–4 weeks

62 16%

Over a month

115 29%

How the animals did

Recovered

78 17%

Still unwell when reported

200 43%

Died

33 7.1%

Euthanised

76 16%

Not known

78 17%

Problems reported at the same time

213 46%

212 46%

150 32%

120 26%

106 23%

90 19%

73 16%

59 13%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

121

4–7 years

146

8–11 years

103

12+ years

About this medicine

Trazodone reduces anxiety and stress.

Questions owners ask

Can Trazodone cause loss of appetite in dogs?: 465 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?: In half of the reports with dates, it started within 5 days of the first dose.
What should I do?: Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Loss of appetite with similar medicines

Loss of appetite after Gabapentin 2,001 reports · 22% of its reports
Loss of appetite after Selegiline (Anipryl) 337 reports · 8.2% of its reports
Loss of appetite after Fluoxetine 531 reports · 21% of its reports
Loss of appetite after Clomipramine (Clomicalm) 214 reports · 14% of its reports

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