Should I go back to the hospital

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I am really not doing well. On top of having autism I also have a whole mess of other Psychiatric illness. right now the one causing the most problems is my bipolar. I have hit the manic phase again and at this point I haven't slept in about 72 hours, causing me to have visual hallucinations ( mostly shadows of things crawling along the floor and running past me.) and literally can't make myself eat. been about two days for that one. I have tried all of the skill I have been taught, and I know that it's just a matter of a medication adjustment also have tried calling my therapists hotline. (they were of no help but that is a different rant all together) I have an appointment with my psychiatrist in a month, they refused to move it up despite the increase in symptoms. I am not sure what will happen if i attempt to wait that long. The only reason I am hesitating to go in is because I was just recently there and in this state if you go in too frequently they send you to the state hospital. Does anyone know of any other options, or should I just go in anyway and hope that they don't send me to state? Also I am aware that I should probably find a new Therapist office and I am already working on that.

Just so people know I did attempt to go back in but was turned away at the emergency department. which for anyone who doesn't live in the united states it is against the law here to turn a patient away when they are in any emergency situation. ( they are required to see all emergency patients weather they are coming in for a physical or mental health emergency the law is the same) so now I am still a mess but I feel that this needs reported before someone (possibly even myself) gets hurt. If anybody knows who this should be reported to after the direct grievance complaint to the hospital itself that would be great. I live in the united states, Wyoming.

The day I was turned away from the hospital ER, I went outside and immediately phoned the police on 911. The police came immediately and I told them I felt like I could hurt myself or others and I needed medical attention. Then the police took me inside right past the people who had turned me away, while they looked on in surprise. In this way I was finally allowed to have medical attention.

I would contact the Wyoming Department of Health ( http://www.health.wyo.gov/default.aspx ). They might remind your hospital of its obligations.

I would agree with the above advice.

I do wish, though, that you could find a way to avert the hospital somehow. I wish I were your buddy, so we could read a book together or something, or maybe even take in a movie or something. (I'm a hetereosexual male, so don't worry--nothing against homosexuals!)

I would say obsessing over a "special interest" might be better than suffering from bipolar symptoms. When you're involved in a "special interest," does it lessen the symptoms? I believe "obsession over special interests" is the lesser of two evils.

Hey jwhitco2 I got your PM you sent me halfway through the month, sorry I was gone for 10 days after that, I wasn't feeling too good and I needed to spend time to myself so I could feel better. I did reply to it, but now when I click on your username it says "Requested user does not exist". Did you cancel your account because you thought I was ignoring you? I hope not. If you did, and you see this... please come back!

If that message was a forum error can someone who works with the site please let me know? I was in contact with 2 people and I didn't come here for 10 days and then when I came back the site said it was updated, and now both of them say they don't exist when I click their usernames. I'm just trying to figure out what's going on. If they both canceled their accounts somehow (and I don't even know how, I thought you couldn't I don't see any option for it in the preferences), I feel it was my fault because I left for 10 days. I had to though because I wasn't feeling good and needed a break. I just feel like I can't win no matter what I do in life, it's very discouraging, and I feel like I can't trust anyone anymore.

Don't get upset, Oxytocin----I've had that happen to me, TOO----I think it was just a glitch in the system; hopefully, it's fine now, since the update, the other day.

Report any problems, you may have, on THIS thread:

http://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=237032

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OP: Please let us know how you're doing. There's been some really good advice, here, on this thread----I hope you're doing well!

Thank you all for your concern. I am doing much better mentally. I wound up having my mom pick me up and take me to another hospital where they were able to help me get back on track. I then went home and then unfortunately wound back up in the hospital however this time it was for physical illness. BUT I have faith that I will make a full recovery and my counseling center is working with me very closely (my case team makes the appointments so that they can meet with me in the hospital until I can return home) that way I don't fall behind in my care. My case manager is also working directly with the ward I am in to make sure that my psychiatric needs can be accommodated as well as my physical. Again thank you all for your concern it means a lot to me.

Hi jwhitco, I'm glad you managed to get into a hospital and get help. I've been turned away from the hospital as well. Because of the flat affect my autism tends to give me, my manic episodes are somewhat less exaggerated externally than some people, although I do have the diagnosis of Bipolar I. People can tell something's off, but the hospital sees me and thinks I'm perfectly safe. I don't usually get into the hospital until the manic episode crashes into depression and then I become completely nonfunctional and my psychiatrist takes one look at me and sends me to the hospital.

I've started learning how to recognize an impending manic episode and take steps to limit the damage and my last manic episode, I actually caught before it got too bad and took steps and medication adjustments to bring myself back down to normal without crashing, which was a great accomplishment for me. I'm lucky that my psychiatrist will see me more often if I need to, but it's usually once a month or every two months.

I hope you're feeling better, please keep updating, I'd like to know how things are going.

Hi jwhitco2, just wanted to jump in and say that I'm glad you're doing much better. It sounds like you have some very supportive people around you. All the best for your recovery.