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I take: buspar (buspirone) 10mg (3xday) for anxiety, desyrel 100mg (nightly) for sleep, and .5mg xanax (3xday as needed) for anxiety. desyrel isn't helping my sleep, what medicine is best to help me get sleep?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Sleep: Trazodone dose adjustment, switch to another sedating antidepressent, supplementing with seroquel (quetiapine) at night, or adding melatonin, are all options that need tobe reviewed with your doctor.

Answered 5/31/2013

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Treat anxiety first.: The use of Buspar (buspirone) and xanax are only useful for short term or for occasional treatment of anxiety. They lose effectiveness after a period of monthe. The ssri meds (like lexapro, zoloft) are more effective for the long run and then maybe good sleep will be more possible. Also the dose of Desyrel can be up to 200 mg for some people.

Answered 5/6/2016

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Dr. TRUC DAO answered

Xanax Buspar (buspirone) Sleep: you may have more than just depression. Xanax (alprazolam) must never be taken on routinely 3xd as it treats symptoms while leaving mental sickness untreated. See a GOOD DOCTOR who does not use Xanax (alprazolam) to treat anyone except in very exceptional cases and for only a very short time while waiting med that treat the cause of problem have time to work to ease the suffering

Answered 7/15/2015

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