These pdocs in SC are wimpy.

Yes, I was noncompliant and checked myself out of the hospital. Yes, my pdoc dumped me because of that. Now it appears that all of the pdocs around here are refusing to see me as soon as they see my records with Noncompliant stamped all over them (or however they indicate that).

Do they just want sane patients or what? Surely I'm not the only person in this fair state that's ever been noncompliant. Do I have to move to another state? Maybe change my name? Get a black market SSN? Have my fingerprints burned off? Get myself sent to prison?

It seems easier to just go mad!!!

i'm sorry CurlyDawg!!!

that just seems so totally ridiculous.

all i can say is there has to be someone out there with half a heart... who will see you.

do you have a therapist (or can you get one)? maybe your therapist can get you into a new pdoc via personal referral.



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The only suggestion I have is to Contact
Nami, they might have some suggestions.


They work with this kind of thing.

Donna

Thanks for the feedback Waves. And Dmom3005 I will contacct NAMI and see what they suggest.

I'm very stable right now and am fine just letting my mdoc administer the meds. I'm on 1200 mg of Lithium and 50 mg of seroquel. We have gotten the seroquel down from 200 mg twice a day (I think that's right) to 50 mg once a day. I plan on getting completely off of the seroquel and just let the lithium handle the rest.

But this whole deal about pdocs dropping you so easily and then you getting blacklisted just seems so petty to me. I know that there is a huge shortage of pdocs and they can pick and choose their patients...but give me a break. Would a mdoc drop you if you checked out of the hospital early? No, he'd probably just scold you.

just let your mdoc keep you on if they are willing.
sorry that you were black listed....not a good feeling.
bizi

when I was first diagnosed psychotic after a birth control shot triggered the episode.....I was let out after 3 days...I was good at looking normal...but then was not good when I came home and had to be readmitted for another 3 days....sigh.... hospitalizations are so hard on us...but a necessary demon when we need it.
I have had 2 other stays in the hospital since that time.
once when I went off medication......that was really bad..
and another time when I was put on prozac and left unsupervised to go manic...my famous 2 cars in 3 weeks story. bad pdoc....
bizi

Did you know that you have the right to do this medication free? There are other ways of doing this thing without the crap medication - i have been doing it for years now. For me, i ended up with tardive dyskenesia, tardive dystonia, pre-diabetes, and likely tardive dimensia - and i will tell you after that when you tell a psych that your not going to do the freakin meds they don't argue with you. i had no other choice.

maybe you higher power is giving you a direction to go in. As far as i see it, all the Bipolars are crazy with or without meds. You can do this thing medication free - just wish i had realized that before Risperdal. : (

What a tragedy.

Well I found someone with half a heart. I see him the end of this month.

Curly,
Congrats on finding a pdoc. Good luck at the appt.

M

This is great news! I hope he works out well for you!

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