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crazy doctors

Posted by rj on September 28, 2005 at 15:54:56:

What do all of you think about this?

I just am not seeing any improvement. I think it is all stress. (2 years of insomnia, 4 operations, unemployed because of it, father has cancer, mother had cancer,is ok now, and all the other stresses of not sleeping) This all happened in the 2 year spand, when I stopped sleeping.

So this is what's happening everyone is getting fed up with the whole situation and said I should see a psychologist, so I did.

My insurance company, first brings you in for a pre- interview, with a social worker, I give her the entire story. She says she will find a doctor that specializes in sleep disorders.

Two months goes buy, I don't hear from her, finally I get a letter from a psychologist say he will be treating me. I call him , he tells me he's going on vacation. Anyway I see him earlier this week and before I can sit down he say why are you hear? I say don't you have the pre-interview. Looks at it and say oh...I know nothing about insomnia. Starts telling me maybe it's because I'm not in a relationship, that I'm not sleeping. I held myself back. I tell him, I'm no doctor but I think it all stress, he keeps harping on why I'm not married. Needless to say I shut him up quickly. He says make an appointment with the head phychiatrist.

I go see him today, the first thing he says is let me give you meds. (lunestra,romerem,elavil,pametor,abilify,celexa,valerian,st johns wart,htp) Doesn't ask me about my situation. As in my prior post you know I have tried about 17 or 18 different meds that did nothing for me. I kept telling him NO MEDS. I told him I'm probably just stressed out. What can you do to help me rid some of the stress. He just kept pushing the meds.

These doctors should be investigated, for pushings drugs.

My question is what do I do next? DO I TRY A NEW MED? Don't want to. I'm just at my wits end. I need to get back in the work force and get my life back together.

Sorry I went on so long, but as you can imagine I was not a happy camper, and had to let off a little steam. This just added to my stress level. As I posted earlier this week, falling asleep a little faster, but having the early awakings. Getting about, I think 1 to 2 hours a night. I have no energy , can't get through a day without laying down, this is preventing me from getting work.

Any thoughts on releiving the stress??? I've tried excersing, reading, etc. Have to get some releif real soon. Anyway thanks for listening. Any thoughts will help.

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