Hi everyone,

I have not been well for around the past 3 years. I have been diagnosed with a multitude of conditions and been on every medication imaginable. Im posting this morning desperate because the meds im taking at the moment seem to be making me worse. I have had issues this whole time with insomnia but it has become chronic in the last 4 months or so. The medications i take are
Morning: Lamotrogine 150mg
Night: 5mg Valium
7.5mg Zolpiclone
150mg Seroquel XR

For the past week I have been awake every night. This morning I was up till 6am with all that medication I had. I called my doc yesterday and he said to add some quick release seroquel which I took another 100mg of and was still awake! I eventually had another valium this morning and slept for only about 3 hours. What is wrong? I guess my body has built up a tolerance to all these meds but I cant continue on with what im going through with no sleep. I will end up back in hospital which they always turn me away anyway because I have spent a year in the psych ward all up or dead! I am exhausted!

I know I have to speak to my doctor but I can't get to see one till next Friday. I dont want to take extra seroquel because that doesnt seem to knock me out. I once took 1000mg and it didnt even knock me out I was still awake in a state and a half! I dont tolerate SSRI's well they seem too activating for me, the only option I have left is Mirtazapine I think?? I have had that before and it did send me off to sleep but i ended up coming off it due to side effects and massive weight gain which i have now lost. I am afraid of going on it again because of the weight gain as I think it slows my metabolism down and definitely makes me eat HEAPS.

What medications are left for me to try other than Mirtazapine? I dont want other anti psychotics I have tried them all. I cant tolerate any tricylics either. Im in Australia, I have heard of trazadone (sp?) but its not available here.

Any suggestions would be appreciated thanks