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Posted by Racer on June 15, 2004, at 15:41:03
The last time I saw Dr EyeCandy, we decided to try Prozac again, and it was a nightmare of agitation on top of misery and apathy, which led to suicide looking like a priority. The aftermath was falling into a pit of utter despair.
Now, I know that help exists. I really do know that. I do not have access to that help, though, so it may as well not exist.
Last week, I called and asked if my next appointment could be moved up, because I was in increasingly worse shape. An appointment was made for today. When I got there, the receptionist told me that the doctor had called to tell her that he wasn't going to see me today, and I should come back next month. I asked her why no one had bothered to call me? "The doctor just said that I should tell you that when you showed up."
This is what it feels like to starve to death, I think.
Posted by Noa on June 16, 2004, at 23:12:51
In reply to Devastation., posted by Racer on June 15, 2004, at 15:41:03
Complain to the head of the agency. If he can't see you that day, he needs to schedule another appointment asap, not "next month". This is not OK.
Posted by Racer on June 16, 2004, at 23:22:12
In reply to Re: Devastation., posted by Noa on June 16, 2004, at 23:12:51
My husband has called. I got the message pretty plainly: the doctor will not see me in a crisis, he will see me only at the appointments he himself has scheduled for me. Period.
I don't even know what I'm hoping for anymore. After this one, I just can't go back to the doctor. The insurance through my husband's new job won't cover me until January. I called the county a while ago, and they say that this agency has to make the request to transfer me out, which they won't do. The emergency psych services can't do anything beyond send me back to this agency. Since I'm already under a doctor's care through the county, they have to refer me back to him.
I've got some Percodan and some Xanax left from my last dentist's appointment, so I'm rationing those out, trying to stay anesthetised enough to get through the next few weeks. I don't want to die, and this is working so far to keep me alive, even if it's not an ideal solution.
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