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Do you need to combine anti-depressants and sedatives to combat insomnia well?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No: The insomnia may be causing the depression. If so, correcting the insomnia should take care of the depression without taking antidepressants.
Answered 12/7/2015
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Some antidepressant: Has sedating effect also and can help u sleep. Therefore, u physician will see what r u target symptoms and choose the suitable medication.
Answered 12/29/2016
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Antidep.: Not necessarily if antidepressant has sedative effect and used at bedtime, such as trazodone or remeron (mirtazapine).
Answered 1/28/2015
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