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Suggest Treatment For Learning Disability With Insomnia

I have had a learning disability ever since I was a toddler. I also believe, I have ADD. I am a very mellow (very low blood pressure) person. I do stress out a lot when I struggle to learn. But I keep it private. I do not want to go through a battery of tests. I would like to take a drug to help me to relax. I do not have any addictions. I do suffer from severe insomnia. Any suggestions for me? I am currently not taking any meds. I am a 55 yr. old female. I would like to be able to have better focus on what I am doing or learning as I mature. Thanks for any advice.
Fri, 8 Aug 2014
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Hi,

Thanks for writing to us,

If you do not want to undergo a battery of paper and pencil tests to get yourself checked, psychiatrists will not be able to help you find ways of coping with the stress of learning. There is no drug to treat learning disability. For relaxing, try relaxation techniques and yoga or meditation to help you sleep. Getting a psychiatric evaluation is important to find the cause of insomnia. Simply taking sleeping pills to make the problem go away is not the solution here. Please visit a psychiatrist at the earliest.

Hope this helps,
Dr A Rao
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Suggest Treatment For Learning Disability With Insomnia

Hi, Thanks for writing to us, If you do not want to undergo a battery of paper and pencil tests to get yourself checked, psychiatrists will not be able to help you find ways of coping with the stress of learning. There is no drug to treat learning disability. For relaxing, try relaxation techniques and yoga or meditation to help you sleep. Getting a psychiatric evaluation is important to find the cause of insomnia. Simply taking sleeping pills to make the problem go away is not the solution here. Please visit a psychiatrist at the earliest. Hope this helps, Dr A Rao