hi, please do not take any sedative pills with or without alcohol, they will do no good. please start exercising and visit a psychologist in your area and seek cognitive behaviour therapy for your depression. take care.

Hi, did you start taking sedatives as a means of coping with your cousin's death? Was it started on prescription of a Doctor or was it self medication? Please understand that sedatives are potentially addictive and can be dangerous if taken without supervision of a doctor and that too for long time. Also, consuming alcohol with sedatives is not recommended as there is interaction with the medication . Insomnia may be a symptom of underlying Depression. Please consult a Psychiatrist if you continue to have sleeplessness or feel that you are still grieving the loss of your cousin , or it has affected you a lot. You can also go through my article on health feed, Handling Grief: How you can cope with losing a loved one. I repeat , please do not self medicate . You can get better with the correct prescribed medication by a Psychiatrist and with counseling.