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Complaining about doctors
Jan. 21st, 2020 09:30 amI feel as though I complain about my health a lot on here, but frankly there's so much to complain about that I need an outlet somewhere.
I wish people would stop trying to treat me for insomnia (a problem I don't have) instead of DSPD (a problem that I do have). "Would you like a short course of zopiclone?" Why would I want to take an addictive drug for two weeks to treat a problem that's lasted for more than ten years, and that I know from experience won't be fixed by meds making me sleep at normal times for a while? Two weeks of zopiclone might possibly make me sleep at normal times for two weeks. I don't think it actually would, but there's always a chance. After that two weeks, assuming the zopiclone actually did anything, things would go straight back to how they were, as if I'd never taken it. I know this because it's what happened when the melatonin, which is the appropriate treatment for DSPD, was stopped.
Intrinsic circadian rhythm disorders are life-long conditions. Why would I want a two week course of addictive medication when there is a non-addictive option that is recommended by specialists for treating DSPD, that causes me no side-effects?
I wish people would stop trying to treat me for insomnia (a problem I don't have) instead of DSPD (a problem that I do have). "Would you like a short course of zopiclone?" Why would I want to take an addictive drug for two weeks to treat a problem that's lasted for more than ten years, and that I know from experience won't be fixed by meds making me sleep at normal times for a while? Two weeks of zopiclone might possibly make me sleep at normal times for two weeks. I don't think it actually would, but there's always a chance. After that two weeks, assuming the zopiclone actually did anything, things would go straight back to how they were, as if I'd never taken it. I know this because it's what happened when the melatonin, which is the appropriate treatment for DSPD, was stopped.
Intrinsic circadian rhythm disorders are life-long conditions. Why would I want a two week course of addictive medication when there is a non-addictive option that is recommended by specialists for treating DSPD, that causes me no side-effects?
