Posted by fallsfall on July 5, 2003, at 23:21:49
In reply to Re: when to know when? » fallsfall, posted by justyourlaugh on July 5, 2003, at 15:34:13
Day programs can be very good. The one I went to is in the hospital where I stayed - the day patients just join the in-patients for all of the groups etc. It gave me lots of help at one time and that was helpful. It can help you stabilize enough so you start moving up instead of going down. You might get them to give you a little tour before you get to the top of the waiting list.
I'm glad you have a second opinion scheduled. If this new guy says that he thinks you should be making changes, but you don't like the new guy's bedside manner, please remember that you can keep trying. Also, since psychiatric meds are more of an art than a science, the two pdocs can disagree quite a lot and both still be right.
Do you have a therapist?
When you have an appointment with your MD, then you want to talk to him and have him fix it. Does he do a reasonable exam before sending you to Emergency? Maybe you are just really good at knowing when you need to go to Emergency?
It sounds like you are doing the right things. Let me know how your second opinion goes.
((((JYL))))
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