Patient was educated on Trazodone and mechanism of actions as follows:

  1. Trazodone is an antidepressant medication, used to treat major depressive disorder.
  2. An imbalance in brain neurotransmitters contributes significantly to the symptoms of major depression.
  3. Trazodone works by affecting these chemicals in the brain and contributes to establishing the balance in the neurotransmitters.
  4. Low levels of serotonin in the body result in poor nerve stimulation and is considered a contributory factor to depression. Permissive levels of serotonin in the body contribute to desired nerve stimulation and experience feelings of contentment and happiness.
  5. Trazodone majorly works by inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin by the nerve endings at the synapse, which is a junction between two nerves.
  6. This helps with increasing the serotonin levels in the synapse and helps with appropriate desired nerve stimulation, thus contributing to reducing depression.