I don't know if it's me or my outpatient treatment team's fault, but I just got back from my fifth hospitalization in less than a year.
This time they stopped my haldol injections because of side effects and didn't replace it with anything.
Last time was because the haldol was giving me severe side effects (akathisia, dystonia, etc) and cogentin gave me urinary retention.... I was catheterized 5 times iirc.
The time before that I was depressed and psychotic. My NP put me on vraylar but the lowest dose and said "see you in 3 months." I feel like every time she says "med change, but see you in 3 months" I end up going IP because it never works out.
The two times before that I was manic and psychotic. They discharged me on 3 antipsychotics and I was still psychotic and the PHP said I had to go back inpatient after only a few days out. I found out I was only discharged from IP because of insurance reasons and they wanted me to go back.
I just don't want to go back to the hospital ever again. I was really close to being IEA'd again after reading through my notes, and if that happens they'll probably throw a CD back on me and I'll be forced to go to therapy/get injections/have no say over what meds I take.
How do I stay out of the hospital?
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