Merlin: Thanks for the info. That must have been the reason my doc was told about my trip to the ER. It was interesting that my doc didn't bring up the episode when I saw her two weeks later. She waited for me to bring it up, which I did, because I was crying pretty badly in the waiting room (requested to be moved into a room--very embarrassing to be bawling away in a waiting room).

It makes sense that the HIPPA laws don't apply when there is the chance of someone hurting themselves or others. Luckily, I'm doing better. Thank God for medications.--Suzy