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Anticholinergic effects

Side effects — such as dry mouth, blurred vision, or constipation — caused by blocking acetylcholine receptors. Trazodone has weaker anticholinergic activity than older tricyclic antidepressants.

One reason trazodone was developed was to reduce the anticholinergic burden associated with earlier tricyclic antidepressants. It still causes some dry mouth and blurred vision in a meaningful minority of users, but generally less than tricyclics like amitriptyline.