kenneltech
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I have been going to a sleep doctor who is about 35 miles away because I have severe insomnia (all my life), severe sleep apnea, and now some other problem that makes me "nod off" during the day (not narcolepsy). He medically banned me from driving as I drove off the highway once when I nodded off. He also won't tell me what disorder this is unless I come into his office! I told him I can't get there because I'm medically not supposed to drive and that I am afraid to drive and asked him why he just didn't call in the prescription that is supposed to help this, I will take it for a week or so, then I will have no problems driving up! He won't do it. I do have to tell you that there are only like 3 of these REM Sleep Specialists where I live, and he has a pretty big ego.
Anyway, because I have had to cancel twice (and he knew the reasons, and I am not a difficult patient), he will no longer prescribe my sleep meds. I need those meds as this is going to be a very long journey, I am in Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, am on CPAP, and it is going to take a long time before all this insomnia gets straightened out. Anyway, I told him this was abandonment, and he got really upset and I have no medication.
Isn't he supposed to prescribe my medications until he finds me a comparable doctor, or until I find one? I am desperate.
Anyway, because I have had to cancel twice (and he knew the reasons, and I am not a difficult patient), he will no longer prescribe my sleep meds. I need those meds as this is going to be a very long journey, I am in Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, am on CPAP, and it is going to take a long time before all this insomnia gets straightened out. Anyway, I told him this was abandonment, and he got really upset and I have no medication.
Isn't he supposed to prescribe my medications until he finds me a comparable doctor, or until I find one? I am desperate.