Sorry you're struggling and can't see your provider. What exactly is the bill issue though? Do they not take insurance or is a copay too much right now? Just wondering how IP would be affordable but an outpatient visit wouldn't if you need a med tweak. Of course, please do go to the hospital as soon as you can if you are a safety risk!

Not sure where you are, but some alternatives I've done to being hospitalized are crisis apartments, partial hospitalization (usually you will see their med provider there at least once, more if they change your meds), IOP (I went to an adolescent one who had a med provider who was on top of shyt, but I think seeing a prescriber at an IOP is rare), and there's been a couple times I've just gone into the ER for "Ativan and chill" and was sent home a few hours later. Some places have psych ERs too if you can't see your provider soon enough, although I'm not sure what exactly "more" or "better different" those do than a regular ER other than of course you won't be competing with MVA patients for seeing someone (but again, there are none of those around here so I'm clueless as to what actually happens). If it's your pdoc you can't see, do you have a primary care provider/general practitioner that might be able to help (I'd personally only do that if I knew what exactly I needed med wise and that they could and would provide, but I just have a PA that I've seen twice and wasn't super impressed).

Hope whatever you do works out okay. I've been inpatient in NH 30ish times and Massachusetts probably 4, so if you have any specific questions about the process or experience, I probably have an answer from experience.