Since my 20's I've been on Prozac. I started taking the Prozac in the morning instead of night. That helped some. I do have some melatonin and some Ativan. When I use the Ativan it helps some. Once I took two and I only woke up once during the night.
I went to my GP and she said she didn't like prescribing Ativan for sleep, so she gave me a prescription for Trazadone. She had said something about Ativan interfering with "good sleep". I took the first one last night and it didn't really help much. I've read online that lots of older people use Ativan for sleep every night for years. I also worry about possible side effects of Trazadone from what I read. Ativan is much safer, I'm not prone to addiction. So, now I'm wondering if I should just discuss this with the shrink before switching from Ativan to Trazadone.
Anyone have experience in this area?