DrugBuyers.Com: How do I admit myself to a psych unit on Medicaid?

You know thanks people. I am really quite happy that I read this thread. My PCP put me on Lexapro when I split from the ex. He also has me taking adderall for my ADHD at 10 mg x 2 a day. Recently I started on Crestor. I also have a couple of herniated disks that I take 6 mepergan capsules a day for. Now I am really glad that you all discussed the weight gain associated with the Lexapro. For the life of me I can not understand why I have not been losing any weight given the small amount of food I consume. I have also been very concerned that my ankles are always swollen. A neighbor told me she would bet it is the Lexapro. I initially thought it was the narcotics. Now after hearing about the known weight gain associated with this med I know exactly what it is. I am gonna stop taking the Best if kept off the board Lexapro. Should I ween because there can be withhdrawal??? Been on 10mg a day for 6 months. PM me if you need to. Just tell me if abruptly stopping is BAD. I have missed a day here and there. But maybe the half life is long enough that the withdrawals had not started. He put me on this cause I could not sleep. Sympathetic nervous system response and my adrenal glands would not stop pumping. If he had just given me a real sleeping pill like Chloral Hydrate or even a fair dose of benzo to sleep I would have been fine. Was a zombie for a month not sleeping. He had me taking two ambien a night. Got two hours of sleep. It gets you to sleep just doesn't keep you asleep. Then he switched me to Sonata and it took forever to fall asleep and then I would sleep 3 to 4 hours only. My PCP only will prescribe these sleeping pills. I tell you I just can not stand the pharmaceutical reps. They always have data showing that this is just as effective or more effective with less side effects. IMO you can get research data to show just about whatever you want. I really need to find a doctor nearing retirement. One that doesn't have time to speak to or want to be bothered by the company pushers. I may need to look to the very rural areas where it just does not justify a stop by the pushers.

Now toe I do not know you. I do not know your story at all. Something did ring clear to me. You stated that you never get to see the same doctor again. This sucks IMO and I am sorry this is the case. Before I finally finished college much later in life I would go to the VA clinic for all my medical needs. It was a pain but you would get in and the scripts were dirt cheap. Heck I would ask for 800 mg Motrin scrips. Pay my dollar and get over $50 worth of OTC motrin. But, you always had to see a different doc.

I have an idea you might wanna try. It is a Best if kept off the board load of work in my opinion and may result in bupkus. I don't know how big your town is and how many psychiatrists practice there. My idea is that you might want to give a shot at going down the list of psychiatrists in the phone book. Call up and ask to speak with the office manager. Tell the manager your whole story. Tell them how you are feeling. Tell them that all you have is this lousy medicaid insurance and what you are forced to go through. See if you can get their sympathy. I know this is a daunting and near impossible task. But if you just get the sympathy of one office manager to plead your case to the psychiatrist you may have a shot at finding a physician who actually went into medicine to help people and not for the money. To many of them are so concerned about you insurance. There operating costs are so high. But maybe, just maybe you get lucky.

Go ahead and tell me that I don't know what the F I am talking about. And, I do not know the situation you are facing. This is just a thought that passed through my mind when I read this thread. I wish you the best of luck