misdiagnosing sleep problems
Question:
here is my stiuation. I have had problem falling asleep. And now, I have trouble going back to sleep if I get up or am awakened. It is driving me nuts! I set up an appointment with a psychologist, and it seems he wants to "dig" to find some evidence of a disorder (possibly bi-polar), I just have a recent problem with falling asleep, and yes that bothered me and really bummed me out because it worried me.I really don’t think I have a mental disorder. those of you with similar problems? and any advise? thanks, rob
Response:
I would suggest a blood test to check thyroid (TSH, T3, T4) , B12 and folate. Low levels can cause sleep problems. A short acting hypnotic like Ambien or Sonata is not a good option in your case since you can’t maintain sleep. — JP ROBKABOB 1 <robkab…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20000126214919.01124.00000163@ng-fb1.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> here is my stiuation. > I have had problem falling asleep. And now, I have trouble going back to sleep > if I get up or am awakened. It is driving me nuts! I set up an appointment with > a psychologist, and it seems he wants to "dig" to find some evidence of a > disorder (possibly bi-polar), I just have a recent problem with falling asleep, > and yes that bothered me and really bummed me out because it worried me.I > really don’t think I have a mental disorder. those of you with similar > problems? and any advise? > thanks, > rob
Response:
I have insomnia since a while (well, 30 years or so 
). My GP was talking of a possible ‘monosymptomatic depression’ (as if you would say somebody has a monosymptomatic flu if he feels tired). The first psychiatrist I went to about it, said I had a mild anxiety-disorder, and as that is the same as depression, he treated me for depression. From then on I was cured of the notion, that any Doc would do. I started to ask them on the phone, what their notion about sleep-disorders is. One told me, under *every* sleep-disorder there is a mental disorder, as well. Needless to say I said tx for your time, and goodbye. Luckily, I found somebody, who knows a bit more about sleep-disorders. We discussed the possibility of depression and anxiety, and we came to the conclusion, that I do not have neither. So, in a nutshell, my advise would be, find yourself somebody else. We call those Docs ’symptom-hunters’ who want to see a severe mental illness in everybody. Manuela – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -ROBKABOB 1 wrote: > here is my stiuation. > I have had problem falling asleep. And now, I have trouble going back to sleep > if I get up or am awakened. It is driving me nuts! I set up an appointment with > a psychologist, and it seems he wants to "dig" to find some evidence of a > disorder (possibly bi-polar), I just have a recent problem with falling asleep, > and yes that bothered me and really bummed me out because it worried me.I > really don’t think I have a mental disorder. those of you with similar > problems? and any advise? > thanks, > rob
Response:
actually that may be a good suggestion because my mother has low thyroid. (i wonder if it is heretitary). rob
