"i think this experience would come under &quot;anxiety&quot; but it may not.  my wife of 55 years died 3 months ago and to help with the grief the dr. gave me diazapam (vallium) 5mgs to be taken 3 time a day for 28 days. this did seem to help calm me down but it didn&#039;t help to control the weeping not the deep seated feeling of lonliness. now i don&#039;t take it regularly but when i start feeling really depressed about my situation  and loss, i can take a 10mgs pill which appears to soothe the bad memories away to some extent. regrettably it hasn&#039;t helped with my sleep problem yet.  prior to my wife passing away to a better place, i was able to drop off to sleep almost immediately when i climbed into bed, no it takes 3 hours before sleep eventually comes."