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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
Unfortunately, it looks like they only cover Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Fall River. I don't live in any of those places. I used to live in downtown Boston, but not recently. Thanks for the link, though.
I don't know of any urgent care centers nearby. This is likely because we have two hospitals very close to here, but I don't want to go to the hospital for this. I just want to calm down.
Unfortunately, Klonopin did nothing but sedate me. At least slept, though. So, I had like 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep with zero anger. But the minute I woke up, I was pissed off again.
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It beeawhile since I have lived in MA and nearby. When I did live in those areas, there were community mental health centers. Each center had a crisis team. The team was on call day and night. If someone was having an exacerbation of illness or another related issue, the crisis team would go out to the house of the person calling. They would have a chat with the individual and try t0 get a clear idea of what was going on. If a pdoc was needed, they called the person's own pdoc and asked him/hr to help to direct the plan of care. In some cases, the pdoc prescribed until an appt is open in his practice. Other times, when needed, someone might decide the hospital is the best option. There were always options and some were very creative,
Very few people ended up going to the hospitals. The whole idea behind these teams going to homes, is to try to help as many people as possible, while staying in the community. Many of these services were well-funded during the days when deinstitutionalization was a new concept.
I am wondering if your local community health center has a mobile crisis team? I am wondering if there is such a team available, if you might be willing to let them meet with you?
Just another potential resource.
Much Love to You, Blue
