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May 28, 2010, 01:43 AM
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I have been struggling with depression for about 10+ yrs. I am 28 now. It has gotten worse and worse. I am spiraling downward. I lost my residency training position after medical school due to depression. Then I found out my husband was gay and wanted a divorce within the same year. This happened less than a year ago. I have grown more and more depressed. I tried to kill myself in January.
I feel like I am in a dark hole that I can not get out of. I found out that my insurance does not cover "Residential Treatment Care" so I cannot get the inpatient treatment that I need. It only pays for a suicidal/homicidal person to get put on meds and then back out onto the street. I am already on medication. I need intensive care provided by a residential facility. This news is very discouraging. Last edited by wanttoheal; May 28, 2010 at 02:03 AM. Reason: Added trigger icon |
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May 28, 2010, 06:13 AM
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I am so sorry you are having such a hard time. I too attempted suicide back in February and I ended up in an intensive care residential program. It was the best thing for me! Please don't rule it out, it may very well save your life!
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May 28, 2010, 06:30 AM
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I think getting your meds straight is a priority even if it is not through a residential program. You have 2 major life stressors going on right now. Is there some kind of outpatient program for you as well? I know you must be in a lot of pain right now. I am so sorry you are having to go through this. Keep posting and let us know how you are doing.
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May 28, 2010, 08:41 AM
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So sorry to hear what a dreadful year you've been through, that's really tough and I think anyone in your situation would have found it very hard to cope.
Is there much available to you in terms of outpatient care? Inpatient might be the ideal thing for you but if your insurance doesn't cover it and you can't afford it, try to find out what you CAN get. Are you seeing a therapist? Perhaps with their help you can work on little steps you can take now to help you start to get out of this depression. Don't give up hope x |
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May 29, 2010, 04:55 AM
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There is an intensive outpatient program available that is very expensive but would be a great place for me as a doctor. It is not covered by my insurance though. In general, there are none near my home.
I "fired" both my psychiatrist and therapist. I am seeing a new one of each next week. It seems that my parents are going to have to fork over alot of money, probably from loans, to pay for some sort of treatment like an intensive outpatient program, residential care, or something like that. I am even considering ECT. |
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#6
May 29, 2010, 05:11 AM
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I am sorry you are having a difficult time. I hope your new doctor and therapist are able to help you. Would it be possible for you to get a residency at a different hospital than the one you left?
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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. anonymous |
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May 29, 2010, 07:26 AM
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Can those of you who have stayed at a residential treatment center before tell me about your experiences? What kind of therapy or treatment did you receive? How much has your depression improved?
Hopefully, I can get another residency at some point. It will be years from now. |
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May 29, 2010, 11:56 AM
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I've not been in a residential treatment center but I just thought I would say that I have struggled on and off with depression for around 9 years, and although it does come back, whenever I've been on antidepressants it's helped a lot (like right now I am taking mirtazapine and it has relieved my depression pretty much completely... just struggling with anxiety now but no meds for that). My depression has never been "bad enough" to need to be inpatient though and I know for some people it is necessary... but, don't give up hope if you can't have inpatient, there is still help out there in the meantime and the things they would do in inpatient can also be done outpatient.
It's good you are seeing a new psychiatrist, how often will you see her/him? Maybe they can best advise you what you need and maybe work on some things together if inpatient isn't possible right now. Good luck. |
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May 29, 2010, 01:36 PM
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(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((SouthernWonder)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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In depression . . . faith in deliverance, in ultimate restoration, is absent. The pain is unrelenting, and what makes the condition intolerable is the...feeling felt as truth...that no remedy will come -- not in a day, an hour, a month, or a minute. . . . It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul.-William Styron |
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May 29, 2010, 03:39 PM
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Southernwonder, I can't add anything different than what the others said so I won't repeat. I am going to give you lots and lots of hugs, hugs, hugs because you are really going through it right now. Hang in there and take the advice given by the others and know we all have messed up circumstances we have to deal with -- some of us on a daily basis and we really, really, really understand.
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May 30, 2010, 04:36 AM
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This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
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