Is it possible for me to get sleeping pills? Will doctors finally take me seriously now that I’m 18 y/o?
Question by Nic: Is it possible for me to get sleeping pills? Will doctors finally take me seriously now that I’m 18 y/o?
On this upcoming wednesday I will be turning 18. Over the past, I don’t even know anymore, maybe 4 years, I’ve had a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep, but because of my age all doctors were unwilling to write me a prescription for some sort of sleeping pill. Now that I’m “officially” an adult and overnight my body gained the amazing ability to tolerate cigarettes and apparently most scripts, I was wondering if I even have a chance at getting one. My primary physician is still a pediatric one, assuming I still live close by I will go through them up until I am 21, I believe is the limit. Should I go to a different doctor? Will it increase my chances? What about insurance? Will my parents have to be contacted? So many questions…
(You can ignore the next paragraph if you don’t feel the need for me to justify my wanting to sleep, but for the rest of you>>>)
I know a lot of people will moan and groan and say ” Sleeping pills are bad for you! They have awful side affects and are habit forming, dangerous and” …blah blah blah. Yes, I have tried the alternatives. I’ve taken Valerian root, kava kava, tried relaxation methods, sleep schedules, sleep journals, you name it. The reason why this has started to affect me more now is that I started going back to school and after staying up until 6am each night and sleeping until about 2pm or so until work I now need to go to bed around 10pm and wake up at 6am. I’ve done this before in the summer by going to bed progressivly later over the period of five days or so during the summer and normally this happends a few times throughout the year when I used to homeschool, but now I’m going back to public school and that luxery is not available anymore. I have tried going to bed progressively EARLIER, but I can never do it. Not evn fifteen minutes earlier. Once I stay up more than an hour later than the night before that is my new “bedtime.” I will end up just laying there longer.
I promise to not become addicted or to sell my extras on the side 🙂 Actually if this doesn’t work out I will be the one who has to do the buying, a friend of mine has offered, for a price of course, and if I get desperate, I feel no obligation of following the law if it means that I cannot function because I am sleep deprived and unable to graduate! But this will be a last resort because I’m so friggin poor. Any help? Suggestions? I just need them for a few weeks at most!
It seems like you didn’t actually read my question, because it if you did you would realize that I have tried that. This is a last resort for me.
Also, marijuana usually keeps me up for 4-5 hours, already tried it. Didn’t really help, though. But thanks anyways for comment. It’s always nice to hear of someone who knows it ACTUALLY has medical benefits : )
Best answer:
Answer by Susan Yarrawonga
Perhaps you can find some useful information in a web search for “how to sleep better naturally”.
Sleeping pills should only be a very last resort. As you are now legally an adult you don’t need your parents approval.
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