I was fed up. I averaged 3 hours of sleep per night and have been dopey during the day because of overuse of mirtazapine.
Two weeks ago I had an online appointment with Dr. Ovwasa to refill a zolpidem prescription. He said I was way too early and that it should last 90 days. It was 89 days since my last refill. He denied me. We had a long, somewhat agitated discussion. He didn’t budge, saying I had to wait until Feb. 24 2026.
After many nights of lack of sleep and not yet asleep at 3am, I looked at the box label date – 05-Nov-2025.
The next day, after talking with my sister, I went to the walk-in clinic (no appointment) to talk with him. Another rather agitated conversation ensued. Still no. As well, he wanted me to sign an agreement next time stating that I would take it only as prescribed and not to see another doctor about it. When I asked why he thought I’d go behind his back to see another doctor, he denied it.
Sleeping only from 5:00am to 7:00am the night before, I drove to Costco where the prescription was last filled. They said that, yes, it was indeed filled Nov. 5 2025 and that their information is absolutely accurate. I asked, “Could it be, just for argument’s sake, that it was prescribed on Nov. 5 but filled Nov. 24 as the doctor insists?” No, that is an absolute impossibility. They printed three documents for me, including the previous prescription written by Dr Ovwasa.
I was irritated. My gut churned. I dreaded having to see him again. I drove back to the clinic, stood in line, and explained to the reception in a somewhat loud voice that the notes on the doctor’s computer are incorrect and that I cannot live on 2 hours of sleep and hungover from mirtazapine while fellow workers wonder if I’ve turned stupid.
When I saw him next, Dr Ovwasa’s attitude changed. He was polite, somewhat pensive, and almost apologetic. I only said, “yes, sir” and “no, sir” to him while he talked. “Thank you, sir.” I walked away with the new prescription.
This morning, after sleeping from 10:30pm to 7:40am, I looked at my Google Calendar. I had no appointment Nov. 24, 2025.