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So your DX has stayed the same? Yep w/o all the add ons (for now) I still haven't had my formal psych eval. Yes I took 2 days for just the general assessment and the drug assessment including myself, my family, my extended family and friends psych/drug history.

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if the psychosis is related to a bipolar episode, then it's bipolar with psychosis (?); however, if it's not related to a bipolar episode, then it would more more along the lines of sza (?) I am guessing, but that's my understanding.

That's what my thought was too. I don't mind at all It may be SzA is hard on the ears and hard to take off? I'm just thoroughly confused.

I think it just depends on the Pdoc and how they tend to lean... Splitting hairs

I think "bipolar with psychosis" is just like saying "depression with suicidality" - its just a part of the bipolar by the sounds of it.

You have to focus on the end result - feeling normal again!

feeling normal again... There going to make me sleep again They were trying to reassure me that my meds will get fixed but I'm not to concerned about that. Maybe they were trying to reassure themselves. I don't want my meds changed but, but that's thinking to far in the future. It's usually a while before an actual psych eval. knowing me there'll be a cancellation like tomorrow/Wednesday/Thursday while I'm already there. It's suppose to be a 4wk wait for T(2 days for me.) and up to 8 wks for pdoc (but I'm on that cancellation list too) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why does honesty scare people? I can't really be that ****ed up. Were you guys honest when you did intake?

Changed my mind, I really, really don't want to do this. For some reason the thought of this whole thing (new T, new pdoc) terrifies me. I'm so scared. :'(

Change is always terrifying & when it has to do with how we feel & how we are used to feeling it's even more terrifying......it's normal to be scared....but you will get through this & long term, it sounds like they are there for your best interests......& it would always be wonderful to have some what more stability from meds not something bad to look forward to in reality....but the unknown is always scary & that's where you are at right now.....

Take care.....have patience.....they are there to care for you & focus on your best interest.

I saw my therapist today because he did my son's intake. I'll see him tomorrow. THEN nothing- I mean nothing until December for me. My psych. eval. isn't even until 12/13. I see T tomorrow then 12/3 & 12/10.

So my next appointment with my therapist is 12/5, my psych evaluation is the 12/13 and I run out of meds 11/14. I can't pay out of pocket for them and my drug HMO doesn't kick in until Dec.

Uh oh. Who was the person that did your intake last week? Can she help you figure out how to get a refill until your coverage kicks in?

They wrote Asap for pdoc & therapy. Medicine assistant through the company delivers the medication to the pdoc. My therapist said that they have people activity halusinating that can't get in until mid December. I'm going to go to community health and see if they can get it prior authorized.

Americas health system makes me angry and I'm not even American. You shouldn't be left without meds - and the people hallucinating shouldn't have to wait so long either

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So I went to pick up my script at least the lamictal and they can't fill it because it's an out of state dr. WTF??? I haven't ever heard of this. I was going to pay it w. cash. So I'm out of lamictal and don't know if I should continue with my AD/AP risking mania but without it I stop eating.

Holy cow. A person needs medication just to get through the stress of trying to get medication. Is that medical assistant a helpful person to return to? Can you explain to her about the rx from your out of state doctor? Or (and this might be really crazy because I don't know the distance), can you drive to that state and get your refill?

There's got to be a solution in this somewhere. It's appalling that ASAP translates into December.

Can you take your current bottle of Lamictal to a walk in clinic. I doubt they would have problems giving you a script for it.

Is that medical assistant a helpful person to return to? She was just as confused and stressed as we were. She even called around places. I think her hands are tied too. I thought I had more lamictal but I ran out of that. I was just going to buy it but I guess I can't. Even if I could I'd have to wait until Tuesday now.

The state is 14 hours away and even then I'd only be able to get my lamictal in cash. There is no way I'd be able to buy my viibryd. Plus we have no car until Tuesday earliest.

How long have you been off it? If more than 3 days you have to restart it from 25mg .

Tonight will be night 1.

I'm going to see how much it is to take a cab 5 mile away to CVS and see. If not I have to turn my house upside down hoping I have some stashed somewhere but I doubt it because we just moved in.

Do what ever you have to. You really can't afford mentally to have to restart it, Worse case if you can't afford a walk in clinic hit an ER.

Went through all the meds and I have 2 100mg. So skipping tonight and talking to CVS clinic tomorrow. My husband (who is also out of lamictal) has decided that he will not take lamictal anymore and if need be take more abilify, he has more then enough. It's funny how our dr.'s tried to make sure we had enough samples to keep us going no matter what (11/14) but it's the generic that is giving us issues.

Oh man, I'm really sorry. I hope CVS can fill it.

Oh, I forgot to tell everyone my husband did intake. It was at most 45 min. He has an appointment Monday and the next 2 Wednesday's after that but no psych appointment I feel it's unfair but not.