Posted by kazoo on August 10, 2001, at 21:35:17
In reply to Pdoc /Insurance Fight about Sleep meds, posted by susan C on August 10, 2001, at 18:27:54
> Ok, I am on Ambien for sleep, tried Sonata. pdoc said, they are best to try. Sonata didn't work long enough. I take it every night. I asked him about if there are any long time problems, no says he. It is so nice to be able to sleep all night. I apply for maintainence coverage at insurance, they have a 'independent consulting medical doctor' Who says, NO to Ambien, says there are other sleeping meds I can use. Now, I am curious to see the Battle of the Doctor vs the Insurance Co. This sounds like the Insurance doc telling my doc what to prescribe....Two questions:
> 1: what other sleep meds are equivalent to Ambien
> 2: anybody out there had a similar experience with doc/ins co.? what happened?Ask that "independent consulting medical doctor" if Seconal® (secobarbital) or Nembutal® (pentobarbital) or Amytal® (amobarbital) or Tuinal® (amobarbital-secobarbital) are on his list of sleep aids, because those are the only ones you can take, then watch how fast you get AMBIEN® (zolpidem).
Insurance companies usually hire shit-for-brain doctors. You may quote me.
kazoo
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