I’ve been here for 2 months trying to get services or peer support or something and at every turn there’s a hitch. It shouldn’t be so hard to access services when you land somewhere. I’ve been patiently going through the red tape but I’m starting to feel bad and I really need to start counseling and I can’t start until I can get an intake and I can’t get an intake until the computer system reads that my medi-cal is running in this county which took me actually going down there and hand delivering everything that should have been transferred electronically from my old county 2 months ago. That isn’t going to be squared away, I guess until the computer changes in October to the new county. NAMI finally got back to me about peer support meetings only to find out that they aren’t even doing it right now - they’ll call me when they start up again. It’s just frustrating and I really worry about the seriously mentally ill in this community. There is no support at all. Sometimes I wish I would have never moved. The thing that really pisses me off is that I asked for the change in June so that this would all be taken care of and I would have access to services. The lady at Social Services said intercounty transfers take up to 6 months to complete. It’s a good thing I had all my documents ready to take down there and knew exactly what she needed so at least I could get it for October. Hopefully I can start seeing a counselor by the middle of October and it will be a good fit right out of the gate.
Leaf - not to be paranoid i need to say
i have not read a word here that has not happened to me in the last 3 months
i saw a psychiatrist now it’s a 6 months wait
the support i’m entitled to isn’t there
Some mental health clinic have policies about meds. One I’m in now is you have to see the therapist 3-4 times before your first med clinic appointment. It takes forever to get in even for just an evaluation. I waited two months last time I transferred back to get an evaluation.
I wish you good luck
I have to drive 3.5 hours just to see a psychiatrist. The town I live in, the capital of the state, doesn’t have one.
That’s doesnt seem right. Someone should advertise what is wrong there… Maybe a pdoc would move there.
Maybe a family dr. Would have empathy for you and prescribe the meds themselves.
I used to go to my family doctor for psych meds, until he decided I was a slow metabolizer and dropped me down to 2 mg of Abilify. I did okay for awhile so I thought, maybe he’s right. But then I ended up back in the hospital. So now I drive to see a psychiatrist.
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