Sir iam a diabetic & hypertension patient taking metformin 250 twice a day & tazloc beta25 my question is I am taking alprex 0.5 & without alprax I am not able to sleep. Is it harmful. Please suggest alternative. Thanks.

Dr. Karan ThakkarGeneral Physician10yrs exp

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Dear, alprax contains alprazolam. It is a short acting medicine that makes one drowsy/sleepy. But when used for a longer time and then suddenly stopped it can lead to rebound sleeplessness. It does have side effects and I would not recommend that you take it continuously. You may gradually try to decrease the dose to half then take it alternate day and then stop it over 2 weeks. Don't stop immediately. There are other safer drugs for insomnia that you can use instead. More than medicines there are other things that you can try to help yourself sleep better. I will be glad to help you out in case you need more information. 

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