Posted by noa on September 4, 2000, at 12:42:41
In reply to Re: Hospitalization, posted by judy1 on September 3, 2000, at 19:00:30
At one point this past year, I was considering a hospitalization because my meds weren't working and I was frustrated and not getting better. I thought about the hospitalization as a way to go off meds and start over. My therapist was all for it. But my pdoc told me that with my insurance, there would be no way they would approve it. They only approve it for acute emergencies and then rush you out. He said he often has very sick patients who are suicidal or psychotic and are push out of the hospital after 3 days, even though that is clearly not enough time for the meds to start working.
I agree about the idea of doing research. Find out what your options are in area hospitals, what your insurance would pay for, whether you would incur costs, how long a stay it would likely be, and then get to know the different hospitals and their programs.
By doing this research, it might help you feel more in control, so if you need to go into the hospital, you will know more about what you are getting into.
What did your shrink mean by "getting it together"? Are you unsafe? Is he referring to specific behaviors?
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