I am aware of the physical dependence on them from long term use for sure, and have spent a good amount of time reading about people abusing the drug or becoming psychologically dependent on them. Personally it’s just the physical aspect for me, but I can’t handle a psych deciding to stop prescribing my meds. He’s also tried prescribing me different meds after we had an appointment and had discussed something completely different. I could totally understand if he wanted to discuss long term sleeping pill use with me and talk about our options, etc. but to just not give them to someone who’s a high mania risk isn’t cool. Sorry I know that’s beside the point you were making. You’re right that they can pose risks for long term use.