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Originally Posted by *Beth*
The new med provider ordered wonderfully thorough blood work...vitamin checks, a bunch of stuff. I've not had vitamin checks since I was last pregnant almost 20 years ago (lost that dear baby). I fasted all day, got to the clinic early, and waited for 35 minutes. I was getting anxious because I have to be home at 4:15 to pick up the cat foods so I can test Sidney's fasting glucose in 2 hours. When they finally called me in I got a new, unfriendly, probably nervous, phlebotomist. She stabbed me with the needle and I have a purple bruise. Sheesh. Lucky I'm not afraid of needles. But I made it home in time, so it's all fine.
Yay! Blood labs all done! 
I made an appt. to see new med guy tomorrow. I guess I slept for a couple of hours last night, because I dreamt there was a woman on this forum named "Linda."  But I'm loopy from lack of sleep and my thoughts are racing enough to drive me nuts. All of a sudden it seems that med givers don't want to prescribe AP's to me. They say, "Oh, but tardive dyskenesia..." ??? WTH...they used to insist I take AP's. My age, maybe? Like, oh, I'll be dead from having a heart attack due to lack of rest - BUT I won't have TD! Win-win!!
Grrrrrr.
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Have you tried the non prescription stuff like doxylamine (brand name is restavit over here not sure about the US) or phenergan (again not sure what that would be called in the US? They used to work for me before I got into benzos and Seroquel. Maybe an antipsychotic like Saphris? They might be more willing to prescribe one like that? It’s newer so supposedly less side effects and some people it makes sleepy. Not sure about it’s risk of TD but being newer I’d hope it’s be less than some of the others.
Also it won’t put you to sleep on its own but I take magnesium every night and it helps me sleep. If I miss a night I can’t sleep and have to get up and take it before I can fall asleep - and that’s having already taken sleeping pills.