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Originally Posted by TheOriginalMe
It's the same in the UK. Rehab is cool, inpatient is not. Inpatient is only for when you can't keep yourself safe or are a risk to others. If you need time to stabilise or adjust to meds or even just a night or two of respite, then there's nowhere. I think a respite facility for mental illness would be an excellent idea, a couple of days where you get looked after and put back on your feet, meds tweaked and care plan adjusted.
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I couldn't agree with you more. I found myself just in that very place where I needed help withdrawing from some prescribed psych meds and there was no place for me to go for that. I called a therapist in the area and she said there was no facility that would help me with this. So I withdrew at home alone. It is the same in the US. It was dangerous and so difficult. This is a sad situation.
Thanks for sharing.