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Originally Posted by Wonderfalls
Some doctors won't prescribe any scheduled drugs. I think they're jerks who don't want to take the least little chance on their reputation to help their patients. It's obvious he doesn't believe or care about the seriousness of your sleep problems. If that's his "reasoning" then maybe he'll prescribe you a small dose of Seroquel (25-100mg). It works beautifully and it's not a controlled drug. Keep looking for a different psychiatrist though.
(I wouldn't think a general doctor would prescribe sleeping pills when he knows--or guesses--that your psychiatrist won't).
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I'll suggest Seroquel to him...I'm afraid he'll come up with some issue as to why I can't use it, though. He seems to have backlash with my suggestions. He's been worried ever since I had seizures on the first medication he ever gave me (Wellbutrin). It worked wonderfully and I wouldn't have gotten the seizures if he didn't raise the doasage for no reason (other than having sleep paralysis and he thought that would help).
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Originally Posted by Skies
Agree with that is often the case.
I thought of the possiblity of abilify or seroquel for sleep. Both my psychiatrist and i thought it was a bad idea to start APs because of how they effect blood sugar. I know some are helped by it a lot, but even a small dose can cause a weight gain.
In my experience, GPs always have prescribed me sleeping pills when I asked until I started going to a psychiatrist, then they wanted me to get them from the pdoc. It was like that with several GPs.
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When I get a new GP, I'll definitely ask them. That seems to be the consensus among other members in this thread too. It may definitely help me! I'm honestly surprised my psychiatrist hasn't suggested Abilify or Seroquel because those sound popular and as if they may help with my insomnia and anxiety (I'm assuming). But he just won't give me anything to sleep...If it's strictly for sleep he won't give me anything...