@ripley, thanks for chiming in. The sleep issues seem to be better lately. I just take a Xanax. I also found that clonzepam which is in the same family works wonders - but of course all addicting.\, but a wonderful drug and anxiety, etc.

Right now, my biggest problem high on the scale severe anxiety / depression, with worry, fear, because I have so many things going on. I look in the mirror and see that darn chalazion below my lash line, had two surgeries, all to no avail and it won't go away. It's uncomfortable beside ugly. I also have a hernia in the groin area, spoke with the surgeon yesterday and he cannot do surgery until I gain some weight back (down to 90 lbs) at 5'4" I eat like mad, but can't gain the weight back which I'm sure is due to all the anxiety / depression. All this on top of so many other LT Covid symptoms is just unbearable and I can't get support anywhere because of the lack of knowledge around this disease.
I've worsened so much the last few years due to the absence of proper care and treatment. Now the internal trembling is the worse and I also have the overall "I want to crawl out of my skin" sensation and feel terrible.

Long story short, I need the right medication. I also put a post under anxiety and depression meds and hoping others will chime in what Rx seem to work. You mentioned Trazadone which I tried about 3 yrs ago, and it did set the mind in motion to relax and fall asleep, but it was short-lived and within 2 yrs I was up and couldn't fall back asleep again

I'm taking 50 mg of Zoloft, but I know it's not the right med. Docs like to use SSRI's because of less side effects. My physc is great in willing to prescribe anything that she feels will help, but problem is what?

Funny thing is a couple of yrs ago when I weaned myself off the Xanax because it was not working, I asked my primary for something to sleep - please! I mentioned a Rx that worked back in the 80's - Flurazapam. It worked great, I started to feel so much better and slept well. I tried to get it again the company stopped making it!

So I wish I could find a med that works similarly. She mentioned Nortriptyline which appears to be more for pain, and also mentioned Amitriptyline. Years ago one Doc mentioned Effexor, but that's an SSNRI which are very difficult to wean off of.