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I work in the healthcare industry and I'm right there with you. I find that PA's and NP's spend more time diagnosing patients and are far more likely to re-evaluate their initial diagnosis/course of action. Stick to your guns and ask a million questions, I've bypassed doctor and seen results that never would have happened if I sat back and too their word as the gospel.

Been lurking for a while and have always loved your stories... kisses. wink wink

I hope your situation with the Traz is fixed now. Ugh.... Insomnia totally sucks. I've been there for decades..... Trazadone.... Eeeew.... I've had a lot of personal exp with insomnia and different treatments... Drop me a message if you want to talk privately.
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good to hear. I have been looking into a lot of more natural health stuff for my wife. one suppliment that might help you at night is melatonin. least I have read in several places that it should.

You do realize that Trazodone is not really for sleep ? Dr do prescribe for sleep but that is not what the rx was designed to treat. Is you problem falling asleep or staying asleep? (I am guessing staying from this med). But if falling asleep is your issue, maybe something like zanax or generic would help. And at low doses will not make you sleepy the next day... just a thought. Good luck! Hope you get what you need !

I empathize! If I remember correctly, Trazadone is the brand name for nafazadone, which I was on a while back. I had to stop taking it because it was pulled off the market for a time due to possible liver issues. Glad I'm not taking it anymore, but happy for you if it's working. When I took it, it worked better than other things I'd tried.

I finally I got off 8 medications when I switched from a strictly Western approach to a naturopathic doc. Of course, everyone is different, and I know from reading just a few of your posts that you have a complex and chronic situation. I was certainly fortunate that I got a correct dx after only 4 months of acute symptoms, rather than years. Glad you got your script filled, and good luck with the doc situation!

I do not know if you can stop the medication cold turkey, but my advise is to get off the medication and find yourself a good naturopathic doctor. My post is obviously oversimplified at this point until I can read your many postings, but I think the issue should be addressed rather than the doctors pushing medications that keep the drug companies happy. There is much the drug companies do not tell people and never release about their testing and what they know about medications without testing.

Ouch, hope this got straightened out. For all the tech, health care is so backwards :(

*hugs*

If your case is like mine somebody never calls and you have to keep hounding them to get anything done. There is no real customer service anymore we are all a number and it's not number 1.

Your doc can and should call in a refill order over the phone without having to see you but you may have to insist. Call the nurse and demand it since she can not see you now.

(((Big Hugs))) :(

What about going to the E.R.? Would your insurance pay based on your symptoms? What about choosing another doctor from your network for a one time visit? I'm sure they would be sympathetic to your situatiion. I mean it isn't a pain med...so no red flags so to speak. I'm just so sorry you're going through this.

Sending you positive vibes so you feel better as quickly as possible. :)

Have you spoke to the doctors office about requesting a refill to last till your doctors visit ?
I know in the past that has worked for me. I never had a problem.

most pharmacys will give a refill to tide you over untill a doc can renew

hopefully you can find a new doctor or at least a temporary one very soon. I know the frustration on insomnia but can not imagine how it is when combined with other issues. I wish you well!