I work in shifts have depression and taking allopathic medicine for sleep valium 10 mg but not helping. I don't need your self-promotion or package pls help me with medicine name. No yoga too allopathic medicine making me look fat. Pls help with no side effects. I am taking it but it takes 2 hours for me to sleep sometimes it doesn't work I don't want to overdose it.

Hi lybrate-user, it seems life is making you feel over - whelmed right now because of depression and lack of sleep. But you are already having a medication. Without a prescription, you won't be able to have one more medicine. It's good you have the awareness and you are not over -dosing it. Try to go into the root cause of depression and insomnia. I would suggest you to take counselling sessions along with relaxation therapies. This helps to a lot of people and will have no side - effect. No medication but talk - therapy. Hope you feel better soon, neha pandey.  

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Dr. B.K. (Simmi) WaraichPsychiatrist23yrs exp

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Poor sleep is a symptom usually. You need to treat the depression then sleep will automatically improve. If the depression is mild, having an activity schedule with exercise, hobbies(things one enjoys eg word jumbles, sudoku, gardening, drawing etc) and time with friends etc can help. In addition, identifying stressful events and one s perception of them and modifying that with the help of regular Cognitive behaviour therapy can help. On the other hand ignoring depression can lead to chronic depression which can impact memory and concentration etc. So treat the cause. The effect of Valium decreases with time anyway  

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Dr. R.N.ChaturvediPsychologist36yrs exp

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You need psychological autosuggestion as well as relaxation therapy through the online process for three weeks without any medication for the permanent solution of your psychological problems of anxiety and depression you can contact me for this on Lybrate website thank you.  

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Dr. Saranya DevanathanPsychiatrist50yrs exp

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Dear lybrate-user, first of all, you should know that only generic advice will be given with partial information. You have to take private consultation with the doctor. She/he will go through all your life history and investigate for few medical causes for your symptoms and then diagnose. After diagnosis, the treatment guidelines will be followed. Now the generic advice will be - 1. Valium is not the treatment for depression. 2. Antidepressants are the treatment 3. For shift workers melatonin based antidepressant is available. 4. Valium can not used as a sedative. 5. Increased dose of valium will not give you sleep. 6. Valium is long acting. So the drowsiness may persist during the day. 7. Short acting tablets are there. 8. There are hypnotics available for sleep. 9. It is not that if you sleep well, you will feel better. If you are depressed, you sleep will not be satisfactory.  

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