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Posted by steel on June 27, 2007, at 13:30:09
I am pasting this from and away of its home since it sat in that messy thread where things got a little ugly,hope the poster doesent mind but he stepped on something i think is so true for some and not others,and hope it can help everyone understand and appreciate that it may not be as easy to access help for different people
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Unfortunately, due to my financial situation, I have to go to a low-cost clinic.I get to see my psychiatrist only once a month. He is never available except for the 15 minutes I see him once a month. You cannot cancel an appointment, even ahead of time, without having to go through a long and painful process of re-establishing your psychiatric care; the process includes seeing a social worker, (paying for such visit), and explaining the reason why you missed the appointment. The social workers for this type of problems can only see you two days a week, in a margin of 3 hours in the morning, a time when I am usually at work or in school. So since I had to cancel one of my appts recently due to an important personal reason, I will have to go through this process. I might get to see my psychiatrist in 1-2 months. In the meantime, I can't go up the dose. Yes, it is this hard when you don't have money and need to go to a low-cost clinic with ridiculous rules.
To top it all, my doc doesn't know much about Nardil. He asked me to download the list of restrictions from the Internet and to make sure I followed the diet. But he can't answer too many questions about it. It's rough to be treated under these circumstances.
............................................Now my situation is similiar to his in this way,i live in a small area,and lots of docs work out of big offices together.I was spoiled and had a doc i could make cancelations with anytime,i sure dident appreciate it,she moved,now and since its been,
And the top ones are,
1.Sorry sir but he/she is not accepting new patients now.
2.Yeah he is booked for the next two months solid.
3.When i was asking,to which i stopped,...no sir he/she does not work with Maois
4.No sir we do not take etc etc insurance
After painstaking effort of finding one,you wait out the long wait,only to HOPE you and the doc have a good ,ah i cant spell this so ill just try,repor together.Sometimes its not the patient,or doc,some times people simply have different views.
Point is now you are in months of being UNTREATED and you are very SCARED AND DESPERATE,i know this feeling well,and its horrid you just wanna go to a gp and say LISTEN,your a doc right,thats a diploma right?HELP ME !!!!!!!! DAMN IT be human and help me!
I actualy thought this driving by my gp once in the midst of a doc search.
I also know of people who do get help from there gp,as well as switch docs easly as it just is the case in the location.Thanks for this post,im glad im not alone,i know its scary when the help is there but you have to fight a war with no energy to get it.
Im hoping to stay with mine now because i know when a doc cant do any good for me usualy minutes into the session.
Sorry for the long post,cheers!
Posted by Squiggles on June 27, 2007, at 14:39:28
In reply to This is hitting the nail......, posted by steel on June 27, 2007, at 13:30:09
I always thought that a large mental
hospital would have many resources, though
i have never tried going to one. They are
not the Victorian Asylums we see in the movies
anymore.
Posted by steel on June 27, 2007, at 15:42:21
In reply to Re: This is hitting the nail...... » steel, posted by Squiggles on June 27, 2007, at 14:39:28
> I always thought that a large mental
> hospital would have many resources, though
> i have never tried going to one. They are
> not the Victorian Asylums we see in the movies
> anymore.
>
>Well if self admittance to a hospital is the only option to a person simply trying to find help,then weve come to a sad state,and sadly that has almost been the case.
Luckly i held out,as i dident think fair to shell out all that money,time in papaer work,being some where i need not be,simply because i seek care that i believe i should be getting in a fair time frame.If that is ones option weve come to a sad place.
I agree though that for some,that is a reality and i think it stinks!
Posted by Squiggles on June 27, 2007, at 16:38:47
In reply to Re: This is hitting the nail......, posted by steel on June 27, 2007, at 15:42:21
You are thinking of them as Victorial
jailhouses; i did not mean self-admittance,
but registration to see a psychiatrist.
Posted by Phillipa on June 27, 2007, at 16:42:07
In reply to Re: This is hitting the nail......, posted by Squiggles on June 27, 2007, at 16:38:47
So many weeks to wait for an appointment if you do not present as suicidal . Love Phillipa
Posted by Squiggles on June 27, 2007, at 16:48:52
In reply to Re: This is hitting the nail...... » Squiggles, posted by Phillipa on June 27, 2007, at 16:42:07
Is that so? Maybe it depends on the hospital?
Posted by steel on June 27, 2007, at 19:12:09
In reply to Re: This is hitting the nail......, posted by Squiggles on June 27, 2007, at 16:38:47
> You are thinking of them as Victorial
> jailhouses; i did not mean self-admittance,
> but registration to see a psychiatrist.
>
>The only thing i know about them are you either self admit,to either in patient or some form of outpatient daily program,or your admitted.
May i ask what you mean by using them for registration purposes as ive never heard this,by the way ive dabbled your posts many a moons lol and dont know if people here realize how much you contributed to lots of other boards on google before ever comming here,you and norm de plume were always providing good information.
Posted by Squiggles on June 27, 2007, at 19:58:50
In reply to Re: This is hitting the nail......, posted by steel on June 27, 2007, at 19:12:09
Where do you live?
You can babble mail me if you like to
discuss it. As i've read of our local
hospital provisions.
Posted by steel on June 27, 2007, at 20:32:22
In reply to Re: This is hitting the nail...... » steel, posted by Squiggles on June 27, 2007, at 19:58:50
> Where do you live?
>
> You can babble mail me if you like to
> discuss it. As i've read of our local
> hospital provisions.
>
>I never wanted to get too much into babble although i do anyway,id like to come,get,give,make a friend great,but thats it.
Personaly i believe a sight like this has the potential to do more harm than good if its not like everything in life used correctly.
Just my view though,wheeew anyway feel free to email me at brklyn234@yahoo.com anytime
Posted by saturn on June 27, 2007, at 21:43:50
In reply to Re: This is hitting the nail......, posted by steel on June 27, 2007, at 20:32:22
Steel are you aware of the babblemail function? You can e-mail other people on babble without giving your personal e-mail address:
To turn your own babblemail setting on (or off), update your registration and check (or uncheck) the "accept babblemail" box. For more information about babblemail, please see the FAQ.(Perhaps you already know, but your babblemail is not on--so others cannot "babblemail" you).
Peace...Saturn.
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