Thank you so much for answering questions, that's very kind of you!
I have a question about trying to care for myself emotionally at home until it's easier to see doctors and psychologists. I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder about 17 years ago and it comes and goes in waves. I was off all meds for a while and then I started noticing depression symptoms returning so my PCP prescribed a medicine I hadn't tried before. This was in November and before I could fully see if it was going to be helpful, he stopped accepting my insurance at the end of December. To establish with a new PCP where I live includes very long wait times. I actually called a new doctor in January and my appointment is supposed to be April 20th. Meanwhile, the medicine is not really working and my depression symptoms are worsening. It's not dangerous in that I want to harm myself or others, but I am definitely struggling with completing daily tasks, cry off and on all day and, my least favorite symptom, I'm super irritable. There is a local mental health clinic that I was a patient of before my previous PCP but they are not scheduling new or returning patient visits until after our stay-at-home order is lifted. I can't find any other mental health professionals that are taking new patients at this time either. My new PCP has let me know that since I am not yet an established patient there, that appointment will likely be rescheduled. So for now I'm kind of stuck with just the one med that doesn't really work and I'm not sure what I can do. Can you recommend any techniques I can do at home until I'm able to see a professional again?
Thanks again for your time :)
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Thank you so much for answering questions, that's very kind of you!
I have a question about trying to care for myself emotionally at home until it's easier to see doctors and psychologists. I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder about 17 years ago and it comes and goes in waves. I was off all meds for a while and then I started noticing depression symptoms returning so my PCP prescribed a medicine I hadn't tried before. This was in November and before I could fully see if it was going to be helpful, he stopped accepting my insurance at the end of December. To establish with a new PCP where I live includes very long wait times. I actually called a new doctor in January and my appointment is supposed to be April 20th. Meanwhile, the medicine is not really working and my depression symptoms are worsening. It's not dangerous in that I want to harm myself or others, but I am definitely struggling with completing daily tasks, cry off and on all day and, my least favorite symptom, I'm super irritable. There is a local mental health clinic that I was a patient of before my previous PCP but they are not scheduling new or returning patient visits until after our stay-at-home order is lifted. I can't find any other mental health professionals that are taking new patients at this time either. My new PCP has let me know that since I am not yet an established patient there, that appointment will likely be rescheduled. So for now I'm kind of stuck with just the one med that doesn't really work and I'm not sure what I can do. Can you recommend any techniques I can do at home until I'm able to see a professional again?
Thanks again for your time :)
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