Do you think my psychiatrist would give me something to sleep?!


Question: Do you think my psychiatrist would give me something to sleep?
I was diagnosed with insomnia by my psychiatrist before the one i see now, but my current psychiatrist is mad at the other for not treating me properly. He didnt prescribe me a sleeping pill now but i am on 3 medications for bipolar disorder. I was on ambien and it did help me sleep at the expense of having hallucinations and one occasion where i slept walk. I dont know other sleep meds but do all of them cause hallucinations? Do you think he'd give me something to sleep with this history? I can't sleep till late then i wake up very early. Thanks.

Answers:

There are other meds to help with sleep besides Ambien. Sleeping problems are common with bipolar disorder. I've always had them. Tell your psychiatrist that you are having problems with sleep, but Ambien causes you to sleepwalk. He can prescribe something else. My psychiatrist has always given me something when I've asked for sleep medication. Trazodone is often prescribed for sleep. It's an old antidepressant, but it is usually prescribed for sleep now. You might try asking him about that.



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Your sleeping patterns resemble my cousin's who also her doctor tells her that she has bipolar and hypermania. She sleeps in short bursts and then wakes up feeling fully charged but is not a typical 6-8 hour sleep pattern. Also she has OCD or so the doctor says, and she's on a spectrum of medicines for that as well. I would recommend maybe a daily or 2-3 x's a week physical activity program to work off the restlessness and or energy that sometimes goes along with bipolar/mania and also you could try melatonin, an over the counter sleep aid, but I would consult my doctor to determine if it would be safe to take with your current medication list of drugs. Hallucinations are sometimes indicative of something more severe like paranoia and possibly schizophrenia, but only a doctor is trained to diagnose that. It might also be a bad side effect of one of your current medicines, and so should be brought up at your next checkup visit. Sleep walking is actually quite common if you talk to enough people and do some research online. The link here below is also a very good webpage for patients, doctors, and pharmacists to look up and get information on their medications.

http://www.rxlist.com




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