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Suggest Treatment For Depression And Sleep Disorder

I have terrible trouble sleeping,it s been going on 12-14 years,i went to GP several years ago and was referred to a neurologist. I had tests done,an MRI scan of my brain and it was inconclusive as to what is causing it,he wanted to put me on medication to help me sleep,but refused as i a deep problem/phobia with medication/drugs,because my father committed suicide in 1974 with a drug overdose following depression from a nervous breakdown in approx 1968. For nearly 5 years i have worked a shift pattern of approximately 16:00-03:00 for 4 night a week,i now feel i am ready to accept some form of medication to help me sleep as it is now affecting parts of my daily life through sleep deprivation,i have also had a couple of near misses on my 3 hour driving home after my last shift, I know it seems a lot in this,but tried to keep it as brief as possible
Mon, 20 Apr 2015
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Psychologist 's  Response
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your details. I can understand you. You have medicine related phobias and apprehension because of your fathers demise. I appreciate your present attitude as Now you are ready to co-operate with a doctor for your own benefit. That is a very good thing to do.

I, now, request you to consult a physician, get yourself checked up for any physical problems and then he will suggest you with the treatment method. Please do not oversee this.

If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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General & Family Physician Dr. Neel Kudchadkar's  Response
I'm Dr. Neel Kudchadkar and perfectly understand your concerns. They are right. Most people would ask you to take addictive sleeping pills like Valium and Xanax to go to sleep. Let's look at the big picture here. There is definitely a depressive episode in your family. (Your father, I'm sorry) That means that you might be experiencing the reverse of depression. Thus I will show you, and politely ask you to take a low dose of Lithium Carbonate. Take 300 mg of Lithium at night only. I believe in being upfront. Lithium will work on you as it has worked wonders on my patients. However, your fingers will have a slight tremor to them. To avoid this take proranolol 10mg, 2 - 3 times a day. I would love to have more information about your case, so I can help you better. Kindly contact me at this internet link http://www.bit.ly/askdrneel; go through my profile, when you like it. I sincerely feel I really wish to have a 2 way conversation so that you can benefit. After all don't you deserve a good night's rest? You probably will feel that the fees we charge are a fraction of what you'd normally pay. You'd get your money back through the web if you don't finally get satisfying sleep. I would be upfront with you and you might want to be informed that we do not give prescriptions over the internet yet (although we soon will).
I would kindly ask you to temporarily abstain from alcohol as it reacts with Lithium. I can give a better series of medications without side effects, and I need to know your case better. Take care of yourself. You're normal and OK.
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
Medical Consultant
www.healthcaremagic.com
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Suggest Treatment For Depression And Sleep Disorder

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. I can understand you. You have medicine related phobias and apprehension because of your fathers demise. I appreciate your present attitude as Now you are ready to co-operate with a doctor for your own benefit. That is a very good thing to do. I, now, request you to consult a physician, get yourself checked up for any physical problems and then he will suggest you with the treatment method. Please do not oversee this. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.