Unable to sleep at night.

Dear Ask The Doctor: Dear Doctor, since the day i broke up with my boyfriend i find in difficulities to sleep at night.. morning till late night 8pm il be busy with my college stuff and once back hostel after my dinner i have to force my self to go to bed.. and then its takes about more than an hour to sleep but then il be waking up all over again in every an hour... il be checking up the timee then go back to sleep.. this have been contining for about more than a month.. any medication for this ? or can i console on any doctors or should take in any treatment.. thank you

Dear RAJESHWARY: I do understand that anxiety and depression is effecting your sleep. It may be difficult to treat insomnia in your case without treating the underlying problem (depresion) first. It may be helpful in your case to consult your doctor and rule out evidence of depression and anxiety which are one of the main causes of insomnia. Treatment of insomnia may require both non-pharmacologic (non-medical) and pharmacologic (medical) aspects, and treatment of each individual varies. I would suggest that you consult your doctor to determine wither the use of benzodiazepines or other non sedatives may be helpful in treating insomnia in your case.