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Worth the effort?
So the long story short is I went to the emergency room a week and a half ago because I had a severe anxiety attack which simulated a heart attack and I had the feeling of impending doom. I was pretty confident that I was a minute away from dying. Thanks nursing school and deployment.
The doctor prescribed me xanax and lunesta (he asked "when was the last time you got a good nights sleep" and I replied "4 months ago"). I picked up the xanax with no problems but Tricare wanted "prior authorization" on the lunesta because it's so expensive. The ER doesn't do prior authorizations. Tricare wanted me to get ambien instead of lunesta because ambien has a generic version. Ambien has a higher dosage and more common side effects so I'm not really comfortable with the change. I could try to call Tricare or I could schedule an appointment with my PCM, whom I've never met yet and I have no free time to even schedule this appointment anyways. I'm debating if this is even worth the effort or if I should just try melatonin or something. Anybody else use a sleeping pill?
Photo bomb, yeah!
Re: Worth the effort?
Yes, it's worth it.
I hope you get some sleep soon!
Hmmm...interesting. Clonidine is a blood pressure medication. I didn't know it could be used as a sleep aid. Ambien has some terrible side effects. I'm not even comfortable with trying it.
Photo bomb, yeah!
Thanks for the information! I guess I'll have to find a time to schedule an appointment with my doctor.
Photo bomb, yeah!
Yea, Clonidine is used for blood pressure and ADHD but it has a *huge* side effect of drowsiness. So much so that you can pass out within 30 minutes of taking it. Also, a lot of children with ADHD are prescribed Clonidine to sleep when they are taking stimulants because they can't fall asleep at night.