Posted by Shy_Girl on March 9, 2005, at 17:27:01
I must admit that I'm a little angry about being sent to the hospital against my will for my non-lethal overdose. I specifically did not give consent. Can doctors do this? I guess they err on the side of caution and would rather be sued for assault than negligance.
Then, when I unplugged myself from the monitor and took out my IV and tried to leave, the nurse threatened to put me in restraints if I tried to leave again!! Can they do that??
One pdoc told me that I was lucky and that people have died taking the amount of ASA I did, but then my regular pdoc said I could not have died. Isn't it unethical for doctors to lie?
It seems awefully easy for a pdoc to involuntarity hold someone for an assessment. I wasn't given a copy of the mental health act to read when I requested it, nor was I given access to a lawyer.
It was soooo boring there...wouldn't the sane become 'insane'?? I'm sure I got worst there and the pdoc who put me there made the wrong call. I wasn't able to sleep a wink at the hospital without Ativan and I don't normally have sleep problems! People ignored me and it was so lonely and scary...with all the 'code whites' and checks and such during the night.
Am I alone in thinking that hospitalization may not be the answer for everyone in a crisis? How has it been helpful for other people? How exactly was it helpful?
poster:Shy_Girl
thread:468887
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