lost my husband unexpectedly aged 58 ten weeks ago,at home with meheart attack. was fit and had had no symptons .had been to doc week before and had all clear apart from being sent for blood tests. so was a shock to everyonr including doc.finding it very hard to cope .cant sleep for more than 3 hours at ago keep crying uncontrollably at times .have been given diazapam 2mg (only 14) to take when it gats too bad but they seem to have very little effect .I have been given sleeping tabs which help me sleep but only a few so am having to ration them myself.dont want to take them all the time but find it hard to cope if i dont sleep -just get more upset more often.dont know whether to ask gp for more as she is not very keen on suscribing them even though i dont want to take them too often myself.I would not do anything stupid with them .am not having suicidal thoughts i cant i have elderly parents to help
Hi, Thanks for using Chat Doctor. It is so sad to hear about your husband. I have gone through your available history. What you are having is adjustment disorder with depressed mood. Diazepam is very good Chat Doctor.  There are some non-addictive sleeping pills available like collided which has very low addictive properties. You can ask your doctor for that.Meanwhile, you can try some good sleeping measures like avoidance of caffeine, Yoga, meditation or breathing exercise to have a good sleep. I hope you can cope the stress soon. Thanks