Trazodone at low doses does not reduce slow-wave or deep sleep and does not typically cause memory impairment, unlike Ambien.

“they're not promoting sleep architecture in fact if you look at ambien even though it might increase total sleep time slightly it's actually reducing slow wave or deep sleep by depending on the study it can be five to ten percent you're trading good quality sleep for low quality sleep so in the one study that i'm looking at in particular and we'll include this in the show notes you see no change in rem sleep a reduction in non-rem deep sleep with a slight increase in total sleep suggesting all you did was add more light sleep and of course that says nothing about the other challenges that come from drugs like ambien which alter your memory and things like that”