I am suffering from depression from last �ne year. I take alprazolam 0.5 mg for sleep. I don't feel any interest in my life. I am 67 years old & last year March 16 I retired from my job. Please suggest me med�cine to over come.

Dr. Jagadeesan M.S.Psychiatrist13yrs exp

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I am not sure who got you hooked onto sleeping pills. On a longer run they will shrink your brain, resulting in early onset dementia, depressive symptoms, personality changes, memory changes, even withdrawal seizures. Kindly consult a psychiatrist, get your sleep evaluated, and he will gradually wane you off the sleeping pills and give pills which promote sleep by acting on the cause of sleep disturbance, he may also educate you on sleep hyigiene.  

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