I went to A&E (England)

[LetMeOut67]

I went to A&E two weeks ago with suicidal feelings.
I suspect I'm sinking into psychotic depression.
Two weeks later I'm still waiting for a psychiatrist to assess me.
It's really not good enough.
Considering what I told them I'm surprised that they didn't rank me as an emergency case.
Perhaps I should have made an effort to appear more distressed.
I saw my GP on Friday and was prescribed Promethazine Hydrochloride.I'm already on Mirtazapine and Venlafaxine.
My GP thinks I need antipsychotics. I expect a psychiatrist will agree.

It's so hard to suffer like this , and be treated so shabbily when I use my little remaining strength to seek help.
I need help desperately and if I don't get it I simply must CTB. My existence is pure pure agony.

 

[fedup1982]

You should have an NHS crisis line you can call? I have one for my local community health team that is available 24 7, and if you feel youre at risk of harming yourself it's the best place to call. Not only will what you say be added to your files but they can arrange almost immediate follow ups if they think you're an imminent danger of hurting yourself or others. If you're unsure about the number I'd either Google it or call 111 and ask for it. If you think you're about to harm yourself, phone 999 and ask for an ambulance. If you don't want to do any of the above, call Samaritans on 116 123 for mediate anonymous chat with someone who's trained to deal with emergency emotional needs. Anyone can call them any time for emotional support

 

[LetMeOut67]

Yes they gave me some numbers including a local so called 24 hour line that went unanswered.

 

[LetMeOut67]

I went for a walk at 1.30am - 3am
Got stopped by the police
They offered to take me to the hospital when I told them I was out walking as a way to get relief from severe depression and suicidal feelings
I told them I was waiting to get NHS help and assessment for antipsychotic medication and didn't know what the delay was

 

[orbit]

You should have an NHS crisis line you can call? I have one for my local community health team that is available 24 7, and if you feel youre at risk of harming yourself it's the best place to call. Not only will what you say be added to your files but they can arrange almost immediate follow ups if they think you're an imminent danger of hurting yourself or others. If you're unsure about the number I'd either Google it or call 111 and ask for it. If you think you're about to harm yourself, phone 999 and ask for an ambulance. If you don't want to do any of the above, call Samaritans on 116 123 for mediate anonymous chat with someone who's trained to deal with emergency emotional needs. Anyone can call them any time for emotional support

You also might be able to find it on your local councils website or ask your GP for the number, but usually it is branched off of 111 so you'd call 111 and they'd forward you to them.

There could be some sort of safe haven where you live which is like a drop in mental health place for crisis which would save you the trip to A&E but it depends on where you live. I'd look it up because I think it's a much nicer place to go to wait for psych then waiting in a hospital.

Samaritans aren't medical professionals they can provide a place to vent and provide emotional support, but if you think you're heading to crisis skip them and go to a doctor. They will just call an ambulance or the police on you, may as well save the trouble and pop up to A&E yourself.

In my experience you've got to really go on at them to get it quicker. Call them everyday, annoy them till they listen, maybe even do make it out to be worse then it is I know thats kind of immoral but it's every man for themselves with the NHS at the moment. Last time I was in crisis I just called 111 everyday for like 4 days and the months waiting list magically became a week.

Also ask about any new treatments/programmes because my NHS trust is having a load of new treatment options added recently that's starting September so there may be something you haven't been referred to yet that's just popped up.

Just to specify, I'm not trying to be super pro life or anything- just throwing around some ideas if you still want to get treatment.

 

[theboy]

This is a classic (unfortunately)
It is similar to panic attacks. You go to the emergency room, they give you medicine and send you back home

You literally have to go repeatedly or with an alarming sign of CTB for the doctors to care.

Psychotic depression? Mmm... Depends on your symptoms

 

[fedup1982]

Doctors do care even about minor things, the problem is that the NHS is understaffed and struggling. While I don't condone making things out as being worse than they actually are, that's your call. If they catch on, they might make a note in your files but idk it's just a guess, it's a risk you'd take. But your symptoms to me sound severe enough as they are to be flagged as important to deal with quite quickly
Doctors do care even about minor things, the problem is that the NHS is understaffed and struggling. While I don't condone making things out as being worse than they actually are, that's your call. If they catch on, they might make a note in your files but idk it's just a guess, it's a risk you'd take. But your symptoms to me sound severe enough as they are to be flagged as important to deal with quite quickly