Suggest Treatment For Sleeplessness While Having Stress

Posted on Mon, 3 Oct 2016

Question: Hi,

I have been suffering from stress and anxiety since few days.
Due to which I'm suffering from lack of sleep.
please suggest medication.

Thanks,
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It is unwise to start sleep medications...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

As your symptoms started after acute episode of stress / anxiety, I assume your sleep will improve after the current stressful events change. It would be a better decision to manage stress and anxiety with behavioural modifications instead of starting sleep medicines.

I will suggest you stop worries. Eat healthy food at regular intervals. Start physical exercise. Incase, the sleep trouble remains despite correction of anxiety / stress events, you may be started on a small dose of zolpidem (zolfresh). Please note that these drugs are prescription only medicines not available over the counter. Your local doctor will know about it.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar