"this response is for the person whose doctor won&#039;t prescribe ativan because it&#039;s an old drug. i went to a psychiatrist and that&#039;s the med he prescribed for me to help me sleep through the night. it had been 3 months since i&#039;d slept more the 6 hours and usually it was 4 hours each night. ambien got me to sleep but wouldn&#039;t keep me asleep. my pcp prescribed trazadone and that was horrific. she then prescribed doxepin and that sedated me but never put me to sleep. after 3 months of this my pcp said for me to go to a psychiatrist to hear my symptoms and prescribe the right med. he got it spot on. by the second night i was sleeping like a baby and able to naps during the if i felt sleepy. i have gotten myself back. i also take zoloft."