some places have a mandatory period you have to see someone before getting meds plus the place i go to has a lot of patients and they lose a few drs that prescribe meds. my insurance situation got messed up and i lost my insurance for a bit and had to stop going, so i had to get put back on the waiting list when i started going again. if you put yourself into a crisis center, you’ll automatically get bumped up the list and seen sooner.
i’d go somewhere else but it’s hard to find a therapist you really connect with. i could also get something from my primary care, but most primary cares don’t specialize in mental health thus not knowing what is best, esp because i’m bipolar, it makes things more complicated. most people with bipolar have to take a cocktail or drugs because the mania and depression, and because a lot of struggle with anxiety, as well. most anti-depressants contain stimulants and stimulants will send us spiraling into full blown psychosis and mania.
that’s the part people from the outside who say “get help, there’s always help”, don’t understand. that’s true. it’s easy to get help, though. what comes after if the most difficult part.
