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Originally Posted by ElsaMars
There is a problem with people falling in the middle (((hugs))). To rich to qualify for cost free help but not wealthy enough to afford quality care. I'm fortunate as I can advocate for myself....WHEN IM WELL ENOUGH. I'm fortunate because I have an educated husband who can advocate for me when I'm not well enough. There are a great many poor people who are too unwell to do so and not educated enough to even know about the programs and services available to help them.....that is terribly, terribly sad. I'm glad you can advocate for yourself and hope you get something reasonable to help. Why be on daily meds with horrible side effects when a few Ativan a month, taken strategically and safety could provide much better results with a fraction of the short and long term side effects?
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Oh, ElsaMars, all this is SOoooooo true and SOoooooo sad. You also wrote: "I'm fortunate as I can advocate for myself....WHEN IM WELL ENOUGH. I'm fortunate because I have an educated husband who can advocate for me when I'm not well enough." Yes, me too, when I am well enough!!!!! Ditto. My sister is educated and can advocate for me when I am not well enough. And my boyfriend advocated for me against this stupid "fall alarm" system thingy which was so out of control, screeching through the little microphone, that is what set me off in the first place. He was SO STRONG!!!!!!!!! But I just HATE leaning on either of them this way. I try not to. But I know what you mean when you say, "when I am well enough." When I am raging and storming, nobody wants to pay any attention to me, and the assumption is that I'm inarticulate and irrational, which, maybe I am. I know I was yesterday! And even this morning!!!
How vewwy, vewwy twue about a few well placed PRNs instead of adding more long term dumb meds.