With my docs knowledge and agreement , I regulate my whole medication regime myself, some meds I know I can not do without or I will be very ill very quickly, some I must take as they prevent deterioration, others I take as and when I need them which is often less frequently than if I stuck to the instructions on the box! I do use alcohol to help me get to sleep some times, but not excessive amounts and not every night. my doc trusts that I know my body and what it needs to stay as well as it can, and trusts that when I phone up and say I need x, y or z that I have done my homework and I really do need it.(i do not phone up very often , maybe twice a year for antibiotics for chest infections (asthmatic) and occasionally for UTI caused by incontinence) ok I have to explain why I need it but not once has he said i don't or refused to prescribe them!