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Can Vistaril Be Taken To Deal With Anxiety, Depression And Insomnia After Discontinuing Alprazolam?
I ve been taking Alprazolam 0.5 HS over the last three years . My PCP told me he will no longer precribe me this medication. I take this med along with Trazodone 100 mg to maintain a full night sleep. I ve been trying to find something else to help me with my sleep and I was thinking about VISTARIL. I wonder if it can be effective on help me to sleep and decreasing my anxiety. Anxiety, depression and insomnia running in my family.
Mon, 24 Sep 2018
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Sorry to hear of your sufferings, insomnia is not uncommon. The general approach is to apply sleep hygiene first, that is avoid sleep in day, avoid tea coffee in the night, switch light off, avoid noise, fixed time for sleep, and even a warm bath before going to bed. If this does not work, medicines can be given, however they should not be used too long , that why your doc is very right, so you should work to get rid of this drug.If insomnia is secondary to other causes like depression, that should be addressed, so you should manage to see a psychiatrist to address the main cause and help you in this .
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards
Dr Rahman
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Sorry to hear of your sufferings, insomnia is not uncommon. The general approach is to apply sleep hygiene first, that is avoid sleep in day, avoid tea coffee in the night, switch light off, avoid noise, fixed time for sleep, and even a warm bath before going to bed. If this does not work, medicines can be given, however they should not be used too long , that why your doc is very right, so you should work to get rid of this drug.If insomnia is secondary to other causes like depression, that should be addressed, so you should manage to see a psychiatrist to address the main cause and help you in this .
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards
Dr Rahman
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