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amitriptyline (Triptizol) or agomelatine (Valdoxan) (see Chapter 11). The last of these is only mildly sedative, but working in part on the melatonin system is purported to improve the circadian rhythm, effectively resetting your sleep clock. This may be a better way than pure sedation

Specially trained psychiatrists and psychologists are now administering hallucinogens and other potent psychotropic agents (psilocybin, ketamine, ecstasy) as mental health remedies. Administering limited doses (one to three) of psychedelics interspersed with multiple sessions of talk therapy over many weeks has become the modern equivalent of shama

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depression and anxiety.

you need when you’re trying to recover from depression. If you do go on a z-drug, zopiclone is probably the best option, being the least addictive and sufficiently long-acting to get you past the characteristic early morning waking pattern of depressive illness, though a few people take the ultra-short-acting zaleplon not last thing at night but wh

The SSRIs can be very helpful in making traumatized people less enslaved by their emotions, but they should only be considered adjuncts in their overall treatment.