Doctor availability impacting on medication.

Hi @A_Nonie-Moss,

I am so sorry to hear that it's been an exhausting process to get your medication. That's not fair. 😞

I can understand why you would just want to give up and go unmedicated, but I guess I am concerned that it will affect your mental and physical health further.

Are there any supports (personal or professional) that can help you with this?

Thank you, @Shaz51 🙂

@A_Nonie-Moss, that must be so hard, managing everything by yourself

I recently found this resource that is designed to help navigate services - https://www.headtohealth.gov.au/

Maybe they can help get you connected to some support?

Thank you @Shaz51

Thank you @lavenderhaze. I'll look into it at my next calm stretch.

Hope you are travelling okay today @A_Nonie-Moss

We're here for you

@A_Nonie-Moss especially if you feel you're really losing your sanity, is it possible to go to the emergency department of your nearest hospital? You may have to wait there for a while, but from my experience you always get to see a doctor and they will give you medication, if needed.

@Streetspirit unfortunately I live in rural Vic so my nearest Emergency Room is about an hour away. If I had a car and felt physically up to driving there.
My local hospital does have an "urgent care centre" but it's kind of the equivalent of *nurse on call* but with the ability for the nurse to call a doctor IF it's deemed necessary. While a certain amount I'd Medicare claimable it still can get expensive. I suppose if I was fully in fear of myself I might head there but between cost and other factors it'd be very unlikely.
And then, of course, there's the "am I really that bad or am I just being pathetic?" Physically, I keep getting dizzy, nauseous, lethargic and feeling like I'm overly hot or cold regardless of my actual temperature all of which my partner tells me are typical withdrawal symptoms. Emotional ly I'm all over the place but with an overwhelming misery and anger. Mentally.... well I'm as well as someone might expect all things considered. But I wouldn't say I warrant emergency or even urgent care.

@A_Nonie-Moss I feel like some (many?) people go to the emergency department because they can't afford a GP or they need treatment straight away, even if they're not going to die. I can see how shame and distance from the hospital might deter you from going. The nurses and docs might be slightly annoyed, perhaps? But I'd say someone with a mental health condition that can't access required medication for whatever reason is a serious enough issue.

Another option is CATT - the crisis assessment and treatment team. https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/crisis-management who might be able to come to you.