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Old Apr 16, 2017, 11:41 AM
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Hey all. Hope everyone is doing alright. I'm having a bit of an issue.

I've been seeing my psychiatrist for almost 2 years now. I've always had trouble with insomnia but now it's gotten so bad to the point where I'm crying because I cannot sleep. I'm lucky if I sleep a straight 2-3 hours.

My psychiatrist knows my insomnia is bad but he stated a long time ago, "I don't give sleeping pills".

The problem is that I've been trying natural remedies (like Valerian Root) and sleeping aids (like Zquil, Sleepinal, etc.; they don't work, by the way) to help me fall asleep and every time I tell my doctor about them he ALWAYS SAYS, "Oh, that's bad for you". So I had to flat out ask him, "Well, what do you recommend?" And he said, "Try Valerian Root. I've never tried it but I heard it works". It doesn't work for me. It worked for the first couple of days and now it doesn't.

I am so upset because I just cannot sleep and I have no idea why he won't give me sleeping pills. He won't give me an explanation as to why but he has known since the very beginning that I have insomnia. He never offered any suggestions, just kept criticizing what I was using, until I flat out asked him for a suggestion.

I don't know what to do now and I honestly feel like he just isn't taking me seriously. I am just feeling so alone because I spoke on here about the problem with my therapist and my psychiatrist but I'm just so lost. I'm trying to find a new place that will accept my insurance but I'm not having any luck...

Anyways, I was just wondering if it was common for psychiatrists to NOT give out sleeping pills or sleeping aids to patients who have had insomnia? If it's common, what's the reason? I can only think of the fact that they may be worried the patient may overdose...

Any help would be much appreciated...Thank you

Just to clarify since I'm seeing these questions a lot: I have a therapist but she doesn't know what to do. She suggested melatonin and that didn't work for me (tablet or liquid form). My psychiatrist gave me Trazodone for my anxiety and it gave me the worst migraine of my life. I don't drink alcohol. I don't even drink soda. I just drink water because it helps with my acne. Figured I'd mention this since I keep seeing these questions asked, hehe.

Last edited by starryprince; Apr 16, 2017 at 03:27 PM.
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