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Old Sep 30, 2015, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Ascella View Post
[TW for suicide ideation, self-harm, physical abuse, emotional abuse and psychiatric abuse]...

I know it seems like I'm overusing the word abusive, but please believe me on this one. The hospital got my dosages wrong, then when they finally got my antidepressants right they gave me an antihistamine which interacts severely with my antidepressants every single night before bed, resulting in a very sick me. I was not allowed to refuse to take it, otherwise I'd get scolded and threatened with extra time in Psych Hell. I also had a very manipulative and creepy social worker who believed that ADHD wasn't real, and repeatedly requested me to do strange things like smile for him or laugh at his jokes, otherwise I'd 'be in for an extra week'. He was genuine about these threats, and when I attempted to report this behavior to the ward's doctor she slammed the door in my face.
I believe you Ascella. I have heard similar horror stories in the past. I hope that most hospitals are better than that.

I don't know if you're looking for advice, but if you are, it sounds to me like nothing you have done so far has worked. If so, I would start fresh, with an M.D. you trust and start by looking very carefully for physical or nutritional problems that might be underlying what's going on with you. A lot of people don't know this, but there are many purely physical medical problems that can cause severe mental problems. This plan might give you some ideas:

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html

Hang in there and keep in touch.

- vital