Honestly, I had a terrible experience, primarily because I was treated so condescendingly. The first time I was in, the nurse kept giving me my night meds (at the time ativan for anxiety) during the day. I couldn't figure out why I was so tired. Then the nurse would come in and chastise me for not participating. Finally figured it out myself (because they don't give you the effing bottles so I'm looking at pills I'd only taken a short while trying to remember what they look like).

The second time I went in, the doctor was an idiot (totally judging that guy). I'd been switched to another med and it was dropping my blood pressure. Even the nurses noticed it in the morning. I told him this was happening. He upped it without even having a conversation with me. So I refused to take it (which then got me chastised for refusing medication).

Later when I got a good T, he said I probably didn't need to be put inpatient. My other T at the time convinced my husband and friends that I needed it. This was about six years ago.

It was just... humiliating. And, at the time, my first born was almost two and I missed him so much I spent the whole day sobbing. They'd be like, "Oh why are you sad?" and I was like, "Because I can't see my baby boy you morons." (except I was polite about it, but that's how I was thinking it).

The only reason I'm terrified of inpatient now though is because of the bill :P That being said, I will avoid inpatient at all costs, not just because of the bill but because I hate being treated like I'm stupid. I felt patronized and honestly, it didn't do me a single bit of good. Even my T doesn't think a hospital could help me. He's told me he's only come close once to thinking he might have to and he really worked hard to talk me down.