Went to my new pdoc. He prescribed Clonidine for my insomnia, but I'm hesitant to take it because of reviews online. He also doubled my Trileptal dosage to stabilize me. So, I went from 600 mg total to 1200 mg. Hopefully, it'll work. I prefer to try the Trileptal, which puts me to sleep first before trying the Clonidine.

Any experience with the Clonidine?

Anyway, his first impression is good. He seems patient and willing to listen, not act as if he alone knows what's good for me like my previous pdoc. He even offer meditation and visualization as a tool to help me sleep. He doesn't believe in prescribing Benzos and when I said I didn't like antipsychotics (Tried two and that's enough for me), he didn't hassle me at all.

I see him next month, instead of the three months my previous pdoc would always put me on. Got my vitals done too. Something I never got at the old doc. The only thing is that I missed group, which I like. Oh well.

(I managed to go food shopping and go to Kohl's too. So I feel productive.)

EDIT: Should I jump from 600 mg a day to 1200 mg so fast? Or, should I jump to 900 to see how I am on it first?