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Hi I just have a question.. Just wondering what works best for anxiety/insomnia.. I'm currently on Valium 10mg & Seroquel 50mg at night.. This is my biggest question is it just me or do these medications quit working after awhile? & what can I do about it? I never had sleep problems before I got on anxiety medications only mild anxiety. My sleep is so fragmented now it's crazy, I wake up all night long & the next morning I wake up with a migraine all day.. & are there any antipsychotics/antihistamines that do not effect the heart? The seroquel makes my heart race like crazy.. Any advice at all would be awesome! Thanks so much..
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I can only speak from experience, and so this is based on what I know from what has happened to me. Yes, both of those medications stopped working for me, and rather quickly at that. In fact, they had a rebound effect so that the issue that creates sleep disturbances for me (Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) would intensify, and when that happened, I would get virtually 1 - 1 1/2 hours sleep per night. I'm not sure about the heart pounding, but I've taken medications for fibromyalgia that created that symptom for me, so it might not hurt to discuss that with your doctor. Is it possible that the anti-anxiety drugs are now creating an increase in your anxiety, and could that lead to your heart pounding? I know when I'm anxious, my heart pounds, and I can experience dizziness and a headache as well. Again, maybe a change in medicine would help you.
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I was prescribed Cloneazepam for a racing mind at night. It was also suppose to help me sleep. Not sure it does either very well. Good Luck.