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I was prescribed clonazepam 0.5mg and escitalopram 10mg for sleep by psychiatrist. i got proper sleep with this medicine for one month. and after that i am not getting sleep please help me to know why?

Q: i was prescribed clonazepam 0.5mg and escitalopram 10mg for sleep by psychiatrist. i got proper sleep with this medicine for one month. and after that i am not getting sleep please help me to know why?

: It is NOT unusual to develop tolerance to sleep medications, and this appears to have occurred. A far better approach would involve a full-scale Sleep Hygiene Program. Have your psychiatrist set up such an intervention. Over time, this will be far more successful than sleeping pills.

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It is NOT unusual to develop tolerance to sleep medications, and this appears to have occurred. A far better approach would involve a full-scale Sleep Hygiene Program. Have your psychiatrist set up such an intervention. Over time, this will be far more successful than sleeping pills.

Answered 6/30/2023

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A member asked:

I was prescribed clonazepam 0.5mg and escitalopram 10mg for sleep by psychiatrist. i got proper sleep with this medicine for one month. and after that i am not getting sleep please help me to know why?

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