Outrageous experience with my daughter's PD's office...

[MineralMan]

13. Finding the right doctor is never easy.

Sometimes it takes going through several until you find one with an interest in solving the complex problem.

Xanax will work for sleep, at least for a while, but won't address the underlying issue, and often stops working as well once someone becomes used to it. It's always there when things get screwed up, though, and it's needed. If your GP is working with you and your daughter, that's good. Ask him or her for a new referral, after explaining what didn't work so well with the last doctor. Maybe the next will be the one. If not, keep trying until you find the doctor who will take the time to work toward a long-term treatment concept.

I know it's discouraging, but once you find the right doctor, there's a combination of medications that will work best. Every person is unique, and it can take some experimentation to find the right combination. The problem is that there are no tests that can measure brain chemistry to determine what is needed. Frustrating. Maybe one day there will be such tests.