Posted by poser938 on May 23, 2014, at 13:34:43
About a month ago i had dislocated my shoulder. it was probably the worst physical pain i had ever felt. i had tripped over a chain in my yard and fell hard with my arm reached out. I got up and realized i couldnt move my arm a centimeter without it causing me to moan loudly in pain. i went inside and just sat on my bed for about 45 minutes, thinking the pain would slowly go away. but after time went by, the pain didnt lighten up at all.
so i got in the car with my dad and he drove me to the hospital. now, as usual, the ER doc was a bit slow at seeing me. but when he did, he came in the room. asked me where it hurt. had the xray doc take an xray to see where it was dislocated. and after this the doctor came in the room and put me under anesthesia as well as inject me with morphine. and before i knew it, problem fixed! my shoulder was no longe dislocated and i was sent home with pain medicine for the lasting pain.
this was the best doctor visit ive had in recent memory. it was just so simple.
but then, when you step into the world of psychiatry, EVERYTHING is subjective. it. is filled with conflicting ideas. one can go to 3 different psychiatrists and get 3 different diagnoses. one psychiatrist can think a certain medication might be perfect for your situation, while another wouldnt in a million years think that med is appropriate for you... and the list goes on.
and then theres just seeking appropriate treatment. sure, a medical doctor will sometimes hand out an SSRI out like candy. or you may need to go to a psychiatrist for anything further, such as an atypical antipsychotic or a stimulant. and thats pretty simple.
but then there are treatments that show much more promise for treatment resistant patients. doctors oftent dont prescribe these medications until youre ready to end it all. Until their suffering has ran their life downhill. and sometimes its too late to prescribe these meds that work best for treatment resistant patients. such as Ketamine Therapy. i actually had Ketamine prescribed in the past, but it was just in a nasal spray. and i believe it was SLS who informed me that thats not the corrrect way to prescribe it for mood tteatment.
And then there are more invasive treatments that show promise for helping someones suffering. Deep BrStimulation, rTMS, Deep rTMS, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, and of course Electroconvulsive Therapy. Most of these are just out of reach for most who are suffering. Either because of the massive price or its just unavailable in your area. when i had rTMS, i had to stay in a hotel 3 hours from my house becaus the doctor that did it was so far away (and it ended up being a waste of time and money). Now ive been frying for over 3 months to have ECT done. i think/hope success is close. but damn. and if this doesnt work, hiw much time will my hopeless, disabled self have to work to seek out another, more invasive treatment?
Mental Health "Care" is still a joke in this country. they know the trestments arent that effective, yet theres no push to make a wide variety of treatments available. And its si difficult to find someone who is in the position to help, who will actually help. this whole system has just been a nightmare for me. And i know it wont get any better any time soon. it wont be as simple as relocating my dislocated shoulder for 50 years, at least.
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