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Suggest Remedy For Mental Health Problem

I m a 36 yr old female that has had hepnagogic hullcinations my whole life but have gotten worse over the last 2 yrs. my family dr has been treating me with trazadon but we have had to up it 3 times and I m at 150 mG and it s not helping anymore. I am weary, very exhausted. Not sleeping well anymore and my dr says he can no longer help me and doesn t know who to refer me to so I can get help. What should I do?
Fri, 8 Aug 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for using healthcaremagic.

Sleep disturbance is quite irritating problem If you do not have enough sleep,your life and work quality is going to compromise.

Hepnogogic hallucination normally do not require any treatment until it affects sleep.
I don't know why trazodone has been given.If i were your treating doctor, I would like to use benzodiazepienes group of drugs like lorazepam or clonazepam to treat sleep disturbance. if used under medical supervision carefully they are quite good and later on can be tapered gradually.

One remedy is called"Sleep Hygiene". These are some rules to be followed for good sleep.You can search on internet and apply them.

In my patients, i used to tell them to have a warm cup of milk before 15 minutes to going to bed.This is useful in 30-40% and they do not need medicines.

So I think you should consult a psychiatrist for your problem.
All the best and get well soon.
Hope I have answered your query,
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
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Suggest Remedy For Mental Health Problem

Hello, Thanks for using healthcaremagic. Sleep disturbance is quite irritating problem If you do not have enough sleep,your life and work quality is going to compromise. Hepnogogic hallucination normally do not require any treatment until it affects sleep. I don t know why trazodone has been given.If i were your treating doctor, I would like to use benzodiazepienes group of drugs like lorazepam or clonazepam to treat sleep disturbance. if used under medical supervision carefully they are quite good and later on can be tapered gradually. One remedy is called Sleep Hygiene . These are some rules to be followed for good sleep.You can search on internet and apply them. In my patients, i used to tell them to have a warm cup of milk before 15 minutes to going to bed.This is useful in 30-40% and they do not need medicines. So I think you should consult a psychiatrist for your problem. All the best and get well soon. Hope I have answered your query, Regards, Dr.Chintan Solanki.