DharmaGirl
VIP Member
So, 2 days ago I decompensated and had to go to Emergency (ER). I was seen by a nurse, who asked for a list of my medications. Several hours went by and he didn't bring me any. I know you usually don't get medications in the emergency room, but I was told there were no mental health beds until the next day, so I would be spending a day and a half in the ER holding room.
I asked him for my meds - I am diabetic, have chronic pain, just ruptured my hamstring 2 weeks ago for the 2nd time, have PTSD etc. He said the doctor wasn't willing to give me any pain meds, and the rest could wait. I was pretty shocked. The nurse told me some of my PTSD meds would help with the withdrawal. So the doctor found it necessary to withhold chronic pain meds on a person who was decompensated with PTSD, and allow that person to go through withdrawal. I said, "Wow, I bet my friends would be interested in hearing about that!" They confiscated my phone and wouldn't allow me any phone calls after that.
After a while, another nurse came. She told me to just shake it off. I'm assuming she meant the PTSD. She told me everyone has stress, but if I got through nursing school and worked as a nurse, then I needed pull myself together and get out of here (the ER). She told me that all of the nurses there were stressed too, over 100 were being laid off, and I didn't see them in here did I? I reminded her I had PTSD, and she said its just stress. When the social worker came in, I told her what the nurse said, she responded, "Why would she say that?" I told her that she would have to ask the nurse.
So, my friends, the cure for PTSD is to give no meds, and shake it off! She didn't make it clear if you had to go to nursing school, or if any education would do.
I asked him for my meds - I am diabetic, have chronic pain, just ruptured my hamstring 2 weeks ago for the 2nd time, have PTSD etc. He said the doctor wasn't willing to give me any pain meds, and the rest could wait. I was pretty shocked. The nurse told me some of my PTSD meds would help with the withdrawal. So the doctor found it necessary to withhold chronic pain meds on a person who was decompensated with PTSD, and allow that person to go through withdrawal. I said, "Wow, I bet my friends would be interested in hearing about that!" They confiscated my phone and wouldn't allow me any phone calls after that.
After a while, another nurse came. She told me to just shake it off. I'm assuming she meant the PTSD. She told me everyone has stress, but if I got through nursing school and worked as a nurse, then I needed pull myself together and get out of here (the ER). She told me that all of the nurses there were stressed too, over 100 were being laid off, and I didn't see them in here did I? I reminded her I had PTSD, and she said its just stress. When the social worker came in, I told her what the nurse said, she responded, "Why would she say that?" I told her that she would have to ask the nurse.
So, my friends, the cure for PTSD is to give no meds, and shake it off! She didn't make it clear if you had to go to nursing school, or if any education would do.
