Hi, new user here...first post. I suffer from major depression and am currently in a bad place. I've been off work for a couple of months and have applied for benefits under our long term disability plan. My pdoc thinks it should be approved. I was on Celexa for many years and recently switched to Prozac, hoping for better effect. I've never made an attempt, but I've had persistent suicidal thoughts for several weeks, and I'm not taking care of myself at all...dressing, showering, basic hygiene. I'm looking for some insight on how bad a depressed person has to be before being hospitalized. Does it depend largely on whether there are beds available? Or the ER doc's mood? I've been in our local ER psych crisis unit many times for my son but never for myself. He has bipolar disorder and has been admitted many times, sometimes involuntarily.
Does anyone here have experience going to the ER, waiting for hours, then being told to just go home?
Does anyone here have experience going to the ER, waiting for hours, then being told to just go home?
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