Hi Yoda,

Thanks for responding. It's been weighing on my mind alot these days since I know it will take longer before I get a court hearing on my appeal. It's been one year since I quit working and pure hell since then. Six hospitalizations since Feb 2006, panic attacks, unstable with meds so far, severe depression and bipolar symptoms. I have been to a residential treatment facility for 3 weeks and it was not good, I was even baker acted there as well. They changed all my meds when I got there and now when I came home, my pdoc switched them all back and I had a rash with Lamictal when he tried to put me back on it. So that was discontinued and Lexapro was started for depression. Then the panic attacks finally stopped as the doctors in the emergency room determined it was from Asthma attacks. I guess when I had asthma real bad, I couldn't breathe in all the way and it started me having panic attacks. At first my pdoc said it was all in my head so he wouldn't give me anything for them. Then after 3 visits to the hospital for panic attacks they decided it was asthma related. Go figure. I also have high blood pressure and anxiety attacks. Not too bad right now. So with all these illnesses, I don't feel able to work, nor do I have the desire to work. I pray that they realize this so I can get approved.

When someone gets approved for SSDI, I know they qualify for Medicare and get insurance, but doesn't it take another two years before that kicks in? My Cobra insurance runs out in March 2008 and I don't know what I am going to do. So if anyone has experienced this problem please let me know what I can do. I can't do community mental health since that is where i used to work and I can't apply for Medicaid because of my husband's income. I'm stuck now.