[LorrieTorrie]

I've been without meds for awhile now and I'm having a very hard time. My anxiety is through the roof. I keep trying to calm myself down until I can see my new psychiatrist on February 1st, but I'm having a hard time. I feel like someone is watching me outside my window. I keep making sure the blinds are closed, but I still feel like they aren't closed enough and they can still see me. I am checking the house every night after everyone is asleep to make sure no one is hiding in there. I just have a very bad feeling like something bad is going to happen to me and my family and I hate it. I told my therapist and she told me to go to the ER and tell them that I have been without meds and can't get anymore until February and that they would give me meds to hold me over. I'm just so afraid that they will try to hold me 24 hours. I don't want to be held because I'm not suicidal or homicidal and the last time I went in they held me for five days because I was "crying to raging to laughing." Even though I wasn't suicidal or homicidal they still held me because I was unstable. I don't want that to happen again, but I don't know what to do.

[jacky8807]

I mean you could try. Bring the empty bottles so they trust what you are on. It's not something I ever herevabout them doing around here but somebody else on the site might have had a different experience
Hope you find relief

[Rose76]

I don't think Emergency Rooms are licensed to dispense medication (for anyone to take home.) The best they might be able do is give you a prescription that you would have to get filled somewhere else. I think there is a chance if them doing that, if the item is not a narcotic.

A lot of psych meds are toxic, and even lethal, in overdose. The hosptal has real concern that they don't want to be providing someone with the means to enable suicide.

I think you should go to the ER. They should be able to give you something- but yes, bring any old prescription bottles with you. If you aren't at risk to yourself or others they won't hold you.

[~Christina]

ER's in general are really skittish about psych meds and of course benzo's of any kind.

Only advice I can say is if at all possible go plant yourself in your new Pdocs office, Might take a few days.. But in general there is always going to be a no show or eventually someone will realize that you do indeed need help NOW and they will squeeze you in. If you have taken meds before and have bottles take those with you, Also try to get a copy of your medical records to have in hand from your old Pdoc.

Im sorry your struggling so much.. Squeaky wheels do tend to get the oil and spending the day in the waiting room usually gets a quick spritz of oil.

[Yoda]

Do you have a gp/family physician?

[eskielover]

Is this a new pdoc you are seeing or did you run out from your old one. I would call the pdocs office & explain your situation & ask them what they want you to do since they are responsible for your care

[Sesiley]

Find a crisis unit near you or start at the hospital. Sometimes we have to weigh our pros and cons. In the end, you will figure it out..

But you're having paranoid thoughts. Which are not healthy. That's causing your anxiety from what all I have read.

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