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Suggest Treatment For Insomnia

I have OCD and take generic Luvox 100mg a day, I have been on luvox for 20 years. I have just experienced a melt down with my OCD, which led to stress and depression. I have not been able to sleep at night without the aid of Ambien, which like now is not working for, so what can I take that will not have serious side effects, to help me sleep and calm my racing mind and will go with the Luvox
Fri, 10 Oct 2014
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Hi


I understand your concsern.

In OCD due to constant thoughts and anxiety you have sleep problems.

So need to do treatment
of both OCD and insomnia.

Ambian is very good drug treatment for sleep problems. It is safe in mild doses and you do not have side effect also.


Besides this

Certain routines and lifestyle modification will help you like

Fix sleep schedule and stick on it

no day time sleep

exercise that makes you fatigue

stress free activities and meditations
avoid alcohol and smoking

avoid heavy meal in dinner

avoid tea cofffee soft drink at night

use bed when you feel sleepy
read up to when you will sleepy

no day time sleep

no talking or use mobile in bed
calm and cool bed room

all of this will help you to restore good sleep

besides this there are some medicines like benzodiazapine and zolpidame which are useful in treat sleep problems

Still have a query then feel free to ask.

Thank you.


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Suggest Treatment For Insomnia

Hi I understand your concsern. In OCD due to constant thoughts and anxiety you have sleep problems. So need to do treatment of both OCD and insomnia. Ambian is very good drug treatment for sleep problems. It is safe in mild doses and you do not have side effect also. Besides this Certain routines and lifestyle modification will help you like Fix sleep schedule and stick on it no day time sleep exercise that makes you fatigue stress free activities and meditations avoid alcohol and smoking avoid heavy meal in dinner avoid tea cofffee soft drink at night use bed when you feel sleepy read up to when you will sleepy no day time sleep no talking or use mobile in bed calm and cool bed room all of this will help you to restore good sleep besides this there are some medicines like benzodiazapine and zolpidame which are useful in treat sleep problems Still have a query then feel free to ask. Thank you.