Trazodone half-life

The seven-hour curve represents the later parent-trazodone elimination phase described in labeling context.

Category: antidepressant · Updated: August 7, 2026

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Model status7 hTrazodone · same-day representative value
Reported range6 h–9 hPublished when the current evidence record supports a readable range
Model scopeRelative declineNormalized first-order model, not an in-body concentration estimate
References3Linked studies, labels, reviews, or identity records described below
Relative starting point
100%

Every curve begins at 100%. No dose or measured body concentration is assumed.

0m7h14h21h28h35h0%25%50%75%100%X-axis: elapsed timeY-axis: amount remaining (%)

X-axis: elapsed time. Y-axis: modeled percentage of the relative starting point remaining. The shaded band shows the reported half-life range. This is a mathematical visualization, not a personal concentration estimate.

Modeled remaining: 50.0%Half-life used: 7 h

Trazodone: evidence and interpretation notes

Parent compound and treatment context

The seven-hour curve represents the later parent-trazodone elimination phase described in labeling context. Biphasic decline and the active mCPP metabolite mean that one line cannot describe every portion of exposure.

A 7-hour input gives this profile one auditable line for Trazodone. The line deliberately stops short of claims about clinical effect, measured concentration, or testing results.

Trazodone often needs steady-state and metabolite context, especially when doses repeat. This single-dose curve helps compare elimination speed but does not model treatment response, discontinuation symptoms, or medication changes.

What each source contributes

  • DailyMed: TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE TABLET [REMEDYREPACK INC.]. This product label adds formulation-specific pharmacokinetic context and does not represent every route or product.
  • PubChem: Trazodone. This identity record confirms names and compound identity and does not supply a human half-life.
  • Pharmacokinetics of Trazodone in Hispaniolan Parrots (Amazona ventralis). This human pharmacokinetic record adds measured route, analyte, and population context and does not become a universal result.

For Trazodone, the numerical model is tied most closely to DailyMed: TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE TABLET [REMEDYREPACK INC.]. As a product label, it adds formulation-specific pharmacokinetic context; it does not represent every route or product.

Why the range stays visible

The 6-to-9-hour range is retained beside the 7-hour input for Trazodone. It is not an uncertainty slider or a personalized prediction; it shows that the cited literature does not reduce to one invariant value.

InterpretationReading the curve and its category context

Reading this curve

HalfLifeDB uses 7 h as a representative input for Trazodone. In the simplified model, about 9.3% remains after 24 hours and about 3% remains after five half-lives, or roughly 35 h.

This sits in the same-day range. The chart is useful for seeing the bend of the curve across a day or two, but it should not be treated as a personal clock. The curve is relative: it does not estimate a person's measured concentration, effects, impairment, or time to clearance.

antidepressant context

Antidepressant half-life values often need source context because parent compounds, active metabolites, enzyme interactions, and steady-state timing can all matter.

  • Half-life is not a treatment-response timeline.
  • Active metabolites can make parent-compound curves incomplete.
  • Stopping, tapering, switching, or combining medications requires qualified medical guidance.
ComparisonTimeline checkpoints and nearby profiles

Trazodone timeline checkpoints

Elapsed timeModeled remainingReading note
12 h30.5%Long-tail portion of the model
24 h9.29%Low modeled remainder, not a clearance guarantee
2.0 days0.86%Low modeled remainder, not a clearance guarantee
3.0 days0.08%Low modeled remainder, not a clearance guarantee
5.0 days0.00%Low modeled remainder, not a clearance guarantee

Nearby profiles by half-life

These entries sit near Trazodone within the antidepressant group when sorted by representative half-life. That makes them curve comparisons, not statements about equal potency, effects, or risk.

EvidencePharmacokinetic inputs and source trail

Pharmacokinetics at a glance

Representative half-life7 h
Reported range6 h to 9 h
Curve typeNormalized, first-order decline

Selection note: The seven-hour curve represents the later parent-trazodone elimination phase described in labeling context. Biphasic decline and the active mCPP metabolite mean that one line cannot describe every portion of exposure.

Sources and evidence context

A linked record is not automatically proof of the displayed value. Study, labeling, review, and compound identity sources serve different purposes; notes below identify limitations when they are known.

1 PubMed0 PMC1 DailyMed1 PubChem
  1. Official labeling DailyMed label: TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE TABLET [REMEDYREPACK INC.].
    Official U.S. product labeling used for formulation and labeled pharmacokinetic context; its statements apply to the described product.
  2. Identity record PubChem Compound Summary: Trazodone.
    Compound identity and naming record. It supplies chemistry context, not independent numerical support for the model.
  3. Research abstract PubMed: Pharmacokinetics of Trazodone in Hispaniolan Parrots (Amazona ventralis).
    Non-human veterinary pharmacokinetic study; supplemental only because human labeling is also linked.
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What this page does not answer

  • It does not estimate impairment, intoxication, or fitness to drive.
  • It does not predict urine, blood, saliva, or hair test results.
  • It does not model repeated exposure, tolerance, withdrawal, or interactions.
  • It does not replace clinician, pharmacist, toxicologist, or emergency guidance.

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