Posted by twinb57 on January 11, 2004, at 20:40:51
I was out-of-town last night and my 21 year old daughter had a severe psychotic episode. She forgot her meds (Geodon, Trileptal, Lexapro, Synthroid) and didn't take them for 36 hours. That and other factors (coffee, no sleep, no food, etc) contributed to the psychotic episode. She had the presence of mind (thankfully) to call 911 and the sherrif and ambulance came.
She's fine now but was treated really poorly by the ER doctor. Is this normal treatment when admitted to an ER for psychosis?
1. She didn't take illicit drugs but they didn't draw blood from her until 3 hours after she was admitted.
2. They didn't give her anything to calm her down. She was given oxygen in the ambulance. That's the extent of what she was given for "treatment".
3. She asked for something to eat and the doctor said "This isn't a restaurant". She gave him a dirty look as he was being an !@#$!@# and then she asked for some water. He left the room and came back with a cup. Then he threw the cup in the trash and said "That's for the dirty look you gave me. No water for you".
4. The psychologist on duty didn't come for over three hours after she was admitted.
5. None of the ER staff asked her if she had someone to call to be with her. She was alone at the time of the psychotic episode. The sherrif asked her but she was so out of it at the time, she couldn't think straight.This has been awful. Thankfully, it's the first time she's been admitted. She's usually very faithful about taking her meds. In fact, this is the first time in 3+ years she's skipped a day.
Thanks for listening. Is this normal procedure? I remember one guy saying he got better treatment from Midas Muffler than he did from some health care providers. All too true!
poster:twinb57
thread:299554
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