Sleep visit
A sleep visit: the hours, the habits and the medicines
It is for adults who fall asleep late, wake in the small hours or do not feel rested, often alongside worry.
The prescriber goes through a typical night and day, what you take and when, and what could be changing your sleep, then writes a plan with you. If a therapist trained in sleep-focused therapy would be a better first step, we say so.
The visit
What the visit looks like
- 01
A night, as it goes
When you go to bed, how long it takes, and when you wake.
- 02
A day, as it goes
Caffeine, screens, work hours, naps and movement.
- 03
What you take
Prescriptions and anything over the counter that could affect sleep.
- 04
A plan for the weeks ahead
Steps to try, options with their risks, and when we meet again.
Limits
What a sleep visit is not
Not a sleep study
If a sleep study makes sense, we refer you to a sleep clinic.
Not a sleeping pill on request
Any medicine is a decision after the visit, under the prescribing policy, with its risks explained.
Not therapy
We prescribe and do not provide therapy, and we can suggest therapists.
Length and cost
Forty minutes, then your own pace
A sleep visit takes about 40 minutes. Whether you come back in a few weeks or later depends on the plan you write together.
Your fee is given to you in writing before you start. How fees work explains what sets it and what you can ask for.
Questions
Three questions about this visit
Should I keep a sleep diary first?
It helps. A week of bedtimes and wake times, on paper or in your phone, is enough.
Do I need an evaluation first?
If you are new here, your first visit is the 60-minute evaluation, which includes sleep.
Can this be by video?
Yes, if you are in Nevada during the visit.
Ask for a visit, with the times that suit you
We reply within one business day, and your fee is in writing before you start.