Posted by jay on June 4, 2005, at 18:14:42
In reply to Voluntary hospitalization? (kinda urgent), posted by Racer on June 4, 2005, at 14:49:59
> I know, it's not exactly medication related, except that it kinda is...
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> Something that I won't go into happened late yesterday, and I'm wondering if it might be best for me to be in a place where my safety is not my responsibility. My psychiatrist, Dr CattleProd, does not have hospital priviledges, so he can't admit me. My husband is wonderful -- but he is also a bit ignorant about all this, so he will just do whatever someone else suggests. I'm not sure what to do, but I'm getting hit by waves of anxiety so intense I don't know if I can make it through the weekend right now.
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> Now, last time I got this bad, it led to a suicide attempt. I don't want this to go that far. At that time, when I was sent to the psych ER, though, I fought admission every time. Even when I kind of knew that I needed to be admitted, I still fought. I don't know why.
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> What I hope from this post is that someone -- better yet, several someones -- will offer some advice about whether or not to go to the ER now. One thing that would help is if someone knows of something that could be done inpatient that might work better than the options available outpatient.
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> Anyone? Any meds that maybe could help me that they could give me IP? Anything beyond the basic, obvious, "they'd keep you safe from yourself?"
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> Thanks.This is just IMHO, FWIW, etc...but I've been reading of a couple of med combos to break you out of 'suicidal thinking'...or any type of self-hurt. These are just temporary, used in emergency, but may help along the way until you find the right med combo. Risperdal, 2-3mg's at once is suggested; 1-2 mg's of Risperdal with 5 mg's of Haldol; 300-400 mg's of Tegretol with 2-3 mg's again of Risperdal. It is suggested to take cogentin with these. This, again, is only temporary, but down the road, smaller regular doses of the above meds may help with suicidal thoughts, plus you take whatever a.d. or benzo or such (your normal meds) with them.
Talk to a doctor about this, and maybe even go to an ER and tell them one of the combos above has helped you before, and try taking.
Hang on tight...this WILL pass...and maybe you can find a med combo to rid yourself of these symptoms.
Best wishes,
Jay
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