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I'm sorry he was so dismissive. I think they must see a gazzilion patients a day considering how little time they spend with each one. Was he like this last time you saw him?
Were you telling him about symptoms you've had since your last visit (aside from the sleep) over the last two weeks, or earlier symptoms? I ask because if these issues were covered in your initial visit/eval, maybe that's why he wasn't as interested (not that that's an excuse for being a jerk, just trying to figure out why). Did he at least note these down for your chart?
As far as sleep, maybe he really does believe in the effectiveness of melatonin, so it wasn't really dismissing your sleep issues. The alternatives tend to be very strong medications, and sleep meds I think can be addictive (in the sense of having trouble sleeping after discontinuing them), so maybe he's particularly cautious about it.
Did he increase the Lamictal? I'm glad you've been doing so well on it!
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