Posted by 4WD on June 5, 2005, at 23:24:51
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.
Racer, do you by any chance have any Zyprexa around? I read somewhere that you can take Zyprexa when you "absolutely positively have to feel better right away." It has worked for me on a couple of occasions when I was suicidal from anxiety. I found that taking only one dose didn't set off an eating binge.In the hospital they can give you (obviously) high doses of benzos to control the anxiety. And if you admit yourself voluntarily, you can leave when you feel better, right? I don't know if hospitals do this, but is there the possibility they would just load you up with a benzo or sleep medication or something to get you through a couple of days? Til the stress of whatever happened is less?
You don't have to let the intense suffering continue at home alone. I fought against the idea of the hospital on a couple of occasions when I should have gone. I got through it but I suffered more than I had to. And most of all, since you are already remembering a previous suicide attempt when you felt like this before, please don't let it go that far this time.
Marsha
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