Posted by lepus on December 19, 2003, at 22:37:50
In reply to Re: can't get into anyone DR BOB?? Pdocs Rockford, IL?, posted by David Smith on December 19, 2003, at 20:30:40
> 1) Make all the appointments you can make right now.
Good idea. If a psychiatrist ever tells me they are accepting appointments I will certainly make one no matter how far off it is. I am kicking myself for not making one for Feb. because I thought it would be too far off. Now the next time I call it is going to be even farther off.
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> 2) Obtain proof of your past treatment. Empty pill bottles or a copy of your medical history (which you are legally entitled to) should suffice. This will allow you to verify your need for treatment at either a walk-in medical treatment center or for an emergency room visit if you should go that route.I will keep that in mind. Will it really change how quickly I am seen though? The county mental health center that I went to today knows I have been there before and that sped up nothing. I have a past suicide attempt and they know this. You would think they would be a little more concerned about getting me in to see someone before 10 weeks!
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> 3) Develop a positive attitude. Yes, I KNOW how bad you may be feeling, but please try to find something good about your current situation.
> It may be that we are still alive or that things have been worse before. You are reaching out to people and that in itself is a positive sign.Yes, the positive attitude is hard to find right now. I am thankful that I at least have my family to support me and help me because I don't know how I would do this on my own. Unfortunately, things haven't been much worse before. This time it is about as bad as it has ever been because I am so afraid of the fact that I have pretty much lost hope of getting better (been 18 years of seeing people on and off and now my life is a complete mess) and I am reaching out for help and it isn't there! This fall has been the hardest for me because I thought I had come so far off the meds. I thought I was finally stable. I had a job and an apartment and seemed to be holding my own and now all of that is gone. It is just hard to lose that independence and to have to come back home to my parents and to lose my job and to constantly wonder, "What next?" and if I will ever have that kind of normalcy again. Frankly, I am afraid of it right now because the farther you climb out of this pit the farther you have to fall and the worse the landing hurts. But it hasn't been very long and the wounds are still fresh. I am sure in time when I am feeling better I will take up the initiative to rebuild.
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> 4) If you cannot wait why not contact your previous doctors or treatment center? Do you have any idea which way your treatment should be headed? If meds helped in the past, perhaps a refill might hold you over for a bit?Contacted previous docs and no luck. As I stated earlier I went today to the center where I was previously treated to no avail. To be honest I have little idea where my treatment should be headed. I guess that isn't entirely true. I feel I need mood stabilizers in the absence of an AD or possible with an MAOI. I have reacted horribly to SSRIs. TCAs have given relief to the anxiety portion of my illness but I am not sure I can take them anymore since Tofranil was the drug I OD'd on with my suicide attempt. I also feel I need to get into a DBT group.
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> I am probably saying nothing new to you. I am just suggesting that you have more control over the situation than you think. Best wishes,
>Actually Dave, you have given me some ideas and just having someone answer my post who has some insight is refreshing. I wish I would have found PB a lot sooner. You guys seem to know more about medications, etc. than the pdocs. Thank you for your words and advice.
-K
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