[Nammu]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

1 word.

England

the mental health system here sucks, and the amount of times I've complained about my care...

wish I could just move to the states where it's so much better

The states is not nessasarly better, it depends on which state you live in, whether or not you're in a city or rural area and your insurance coverage. Since moving to a rural area in another state I have no pdoc or T. There is one pdoc in the three county service area and I'm stable currently so the general doc prescribes my psych meds. If I become unstable I'll have to go though ER to get psych servers and that's a nightmare. I could probably get them to assign me a t but I have no choice in the process, I'd be stuck with whoever they assigned. As for social workers? Ha! They have closed two hospitals and are in the process of merging two others. If you need ER psych service they set you up on line cause like I said there's one one pdoc in the area. I'm on Medicare Medicade but even if I had private insurance my choices wouldn't be great here although I could probably go out of area to the closes city and get a pdoc.

[99fairies]

My family has the stomach flu the last 2 days. YUCK!

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by 99fairies

My family has the stomach flu the last 2 days. YUCK!

I hear there's a GI virus going around.
So sorry your family has been suffering.
I hope you all feel better soon!


WC

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by Nammu

The states is not nessasarly better, it depends on which state you live in, whether or not you're in a city or rural area and your insurance coverage. Since moving to a rural area in another state I have no pdoc or T. There is one pdoc in the three county service area and I'm stable currently so the general doc prescribes my psych meds. If I become unstable I'll have to go though ER to get psych servers and that's a nightmare. I could probably get them to assign me a t but I have no choice in the process, I'd be stuck with whoever they assigned. As for social workers? Ha! They have closed two hospitals and are in the process of merging two others. If you need ER psych service they set you up on line cause like I said there's one one pdoc in the area. I'm on Medicare Medicade but even if I had private insurance my choices wouldn't be great here although I could probably go out of area to the closes city and get a pdoc.

Thanks so much for taking the time to explain this, Nammu.

Many, many areas in the U.S. do not have adequate care.

I live in a fairly "good" area and in the richest county of my state. We have a Medical School, too. Yet, there are not enough pdocs, not enough beds in the local public hospital, no local private hospital, etc. Much of the care is being done by Primary Care providers; they are not well-trained for the responsibilities of a pdoc.

Many pdocs are retiring and new med students specializing in psychiatry are less in number, as well as are taking more administrative jobs when possible (due to the cost of repaying their student loans).

Mental health care in the U.S. is failing and is likely to get worse.


WC

Our Corporate Commander is a 75-year-old mobbed up Living National Treasure who golfs with yakuza, chain-smokes Virginia Slims, can't speak English and doesn't care.

[Guiness187055]

Boring day really got nothing done . I have to go to the pharmacy to pick up some medicine I am thinking about ubering for a few hours tonight If I feel up to it.

[Wild Coyote]

I had started the day off with the best of intentions.
I'd quickly started to disappoint myself and my DH. He's a very compassionate and understanding guy. Very kind. He rarely shows major disappointment; yet, he did this morning ( I encourage his honesty). I am very sorry my body was betraying me and I could not override the pain. We'd cancelled our plans for today.

I've spent the day trying to make the most of it.
That's the best I can do.

Love to All!

WC

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by Wild Coyote

I had started the day off with the best of intentions.
I'd quickly started to disappoint myself and my DH. He's a very compassionate and understanding guy. Very kind. He rarely shows major disappointment; yet, he did this morning ( I encourage his honesty). I am very sorry my body was betraying me and I could not override the pain. We'd cancelled our plans for today.

I've spent the day trying to make the most of it.
That's the best I can do.

Love to All!

WC

I'm sorry you had to cancel your plans. Sounds like you have a great husband. Something tells me you go above and beyond what a doctor would call your best. I hope you feel better soon.

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967

I'm sorry you had to cancel your plans. Sounds like you have a great husband. I hope you feel better soon.

Thanks! I am sure to feel better.
Yes, my husband is a peach. I count him as a tremendous blessing!


WC

[scatterbrained04]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

1 word.

England

the mental health system here sucks, and the amount of times I've complained about my care...

wish I could just move to the states where it's so much better

"Better" is figurative. Depends on where you live and what you insurance is. Another problem is that many of the pdocs here don't except insurance. So the ones that do are very hard to get in to. Your best chance at good care here is if you live in a big city and make good money. My pdoc doesn't except insurance, so I pay $170 for each visit. That was very expensive when I crashed a few months back. The plus side is have his cell phone number and he can see me quickly.

[Guiness187055]

Originally Posted by scatterbrained04

"Better" is figurative. Depends on where you live and what you insurance is. Another problem is that many of the pdocs here don't except insurance. So the ones that do are very hard to get in to. Your best chance at good care here is if you live in a big city and make good money. My pdoc doesn't except insurance, so I pay $170 for each visit. That was very expensive when I crashed a few months back. The plus side is have his cell phone number and he can see me quickly.

I pay $200 a visit. But that gets you access to your pdoc at anytime. Office phone calls returned promptly. If I need a med change ASAP. he will call it in. I have learned with pdoc's you get what you pay for.

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by Guiness187055

I pay $200 a visit. But that gets you access to your pdoc at anytime. Office phone calls returned promptly. If I need a med change ASAP. he will call it in. I have learned with pdoc's you get what you pay for.

Yes, I pay out of pocket as well and I consider it well worth it. He called me from vacation one time and requested the prescription right then. The only fly in the ointment is that he's worried about me and wants to see me every 2 weeks. Yowza!!! That's expensive!

[wildflowerchild25]

My supervisor is setting me up with math training! I'm going to go daily to the math coach who also taught special ed math and is going to help me understand the curriculum and how I can make modifications for my students. I'm so happy. Mainly because that means he really wants me to do well. And he believes I CAN do well.

I've become more comfortable in my role and I hope it continues. I'd like to teach more and if this math coach can help me I'll be so happy.

[Nammu]

That's great!

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25

My supervisor is setting me up with math training! I'm going to go daily to the math coach who also taught special ed math and is going to help me understand the curriculum and how I can make modifications for my students. I'm so happy. Mainly because that means he really wants me to do well. And he believes I CAN do well.

I've become more comfortable in my role and I hope it continues. I'd like to teach more and if this math coach can help me I'll be so happy.

Great news!

WC

[xRavenx]

The first part of the day wasn't bad, but it became more and more overwhelming as time went on. There's a lot of things that I can't control, and I wish I'd just accept it already, but my mind likes to wander and revisiting the same old topics over and over. I wish I was able to let things go, but apparently, I'm just not wired in that way. There's positive things I should be focused on, but my mind drifts to whatever is negative. My self-esteem is horrible lately.

My memory is so bad when it comes to taking these meds at different times. I get afraid especially of accidentally doubling up my Lamictal. I'm on 400 mg daily already, with all the other meds. I really need to get better organized with my pills.

[Lifeischallenging]

Feeling down today. Have a bit of a cold. Nothing a little sleep won't cure. In other news, my mood has been fine today. No grouchiness or depression. Been recently looking at Storage Units to rent. Had pay my furniture payment which was fun. I got and find out that I had the wrong amount.

Psychogyrating. It's the frigging [Censored for pharmaceutical defamation].

[jacky8807]

i am at work as campus nurse right now which is a good thing because basically u just help out if there is need. I am sitting in an office trying to figure out if I should go to the hospital or not. I am not a danger to anything but I am losing my grip and becoming more and more confused. I'm feeling really scared. I don't even know if you go to the hospital for that. I am losing it. I don't want to get worse. I feel like I am on drugs and the feeling wont go away. I cant get fired but then right now I don't care either idk

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by jacky8807

i am at work as campus nurse right now which is a good thing because basically u just help out if there is need. I am sitting in an office trying to figure out if I should go to the hospital or not. I am not a danger to anything but I am losing my grip and becoming more and more confused. I'm feeling really scared. I don't even know if you go to the hospital for that. I am losing it. I don't want to get worse. I feel like I am on drugs and the feeling wont go away. I cant get fired but then right now I don't care either idk

I'm sorry you are having a tough time. Do you have a pdoc you can call? If no, the hospital might be a good idea as you don't want it getting worse. Take good care of yourself. Sending big hugs.

[Sunflower123]

The dog got me up at 1:45 am. We laid down on the trampoline for a few minutes and looked at the stars. So quiet and peaceful. I love it this time of night. About to get started on my day. Going to get a lot done. Feeling happy and content right now.

Hugs to all.

[Wild Coyote]

Hi jacky!

You are sounding like things may be getting worse?
I agree with Jennifer, a call to your pdoc or a visit to the hospital ER may be in order.

Do you have to finish your shift or can you just go while the ER is likely relatively quiet?

Thinking of you.

WC

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967

The dog got me up at 1:45 am. We laid down on the trampoline for a few minutes and looked at the stars. So quiet and peaceful. I love it this time of night. About to get started on my day. Going to get a lot done. Feeling happy and content right now.

Hugs to all.

Nice! What great companions you are toward one another.

I'd happened to awaken, yet am going back to sleep, I hope.

Enjoy the start of your day!

WC

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by Wild Coyote

Nice! What great companions you are toward one another.

I'd happened to awaken, yet am going back to sleep, I hope.

Enjoy the start of your day!

WC

Thank you. I hope you get back to sleep.

[scatterbrained04]

Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25

My supervisor is setting me up with math training! I'm going to go daily to the math coach who also taught special ed math and is going to help me understand the curriculum and how I can make modifications for my students. I'm so happy. Mainly because that means he really wants me to do well. And he believes I CAN do well.

I've become more comfortable in my role and I hope it continues. I'd like to teach more and if this math coach can help me I'll be so happy.

That's great news! Sounds like you have a good supervisor.