Full Mental Normality

[Enpoid]

Kubricking it.

Judge Rinder is brilliant. It's definitely not high class Tv. I'm now watching St Trinians recorded from Christmas. Another high class film!

I was watching from Christmas earlier, Stella and Trollied. I have all the Harry Potters and a lot of James Bond films on my recorder.

Apparently the psychiatrist I see is leaving this week and we don't know which one I will be handed over to yet, or whether I will be able to see them soon - could be a month, maybe more, maybe less, care coordinator doesn't know. So it's going to be a while before I can get a meds review. Apparently I don't need to see CC more than once a month, though (she started at fortnightly and I bargained her down ). Woo. I did ask if the CMHT could offer me any support with returning to fulltime education as am sure they are perfectly familiar with the challenges involved but she just asked what exactly I wanted them to do Ah well.

Sorry I disappeared in the middle of our conversation earlier, Snowy - had to go to appointment.

I hope you don't have to wait too long for a meds review/new psych, enpo.
That's good to hear re: CC, yesterday I persuaded mine to wait til Monday to see me rather than today, not sure what she can do for me at present.

What level of education do you want to go into? Was it you talking about access courses? (mind like a sieve, me).

Thanks Snowy. Yes, I'm hoping to be up to doing a one-year access course starting this autumn. I have GCSEs, luckily, but no A levels.

I'm never too sure what seeing CPNs and SWs is supposed to be able to do for people either. But I am sure there must be a good reason. Do you have a plan for the weekend? What happens WRT carers etc.?

The carers come in as usual. I think it would help if they said what their role is, as well as asking what they can do.

By they I mean CPN/SW

Yes, I find it difficult when they ask what I want them to do - I don't know what's on offer

What's on offer varies with who you're assigned unfortunately. Some CCs are excellent and some are sadly lacking. At least that's the case here and in my home trust.

I've just found out that if I change GP I will possibly have to change CMHT too, and probably lose my place on the waiting list for an ASD assessment. I'm near a county border and registered at a GP in the county I don't live in. All the other GPs I'm in the catchment for are in my home county and a different CMHT.

Sigh.

I'm not happy with my GPs but I don't particularly want to change CMHT (although when I rang a GP in my home county, they seemed to believe that it wouldn't be a problem - just kept saying "yes, we have people registered with the CMHT" without specifying which particular one). According to my CC, though, ASD assessment is actually better in my home county. Bof.

That's very tricky enpo. I hung onto my old GP surgery (which dictated which CMHT/psychiatrist) until after the recent changes (they now do it by where you live rather than GP) because I was happy with who I had.

Can you see another GP within your current practice? Until the assessment.

Mine go with where you live, however I do go to the cmht whilst isn't closest as I'm on the edge of their boundaries, it just happened to be further.

Re gp is it the whole surgery or just some doctors? At mine you can see any doctor but some are nicer/better with mh stuff/treat you like an adult.

I'm in a similar situation with the GP Enpo and it's a monumental pain. I hate my surgery and would love to change but it's not worth it.

I don't mind most of the doctors - it's really everything else about the practice I don't like

Glad to see it's a common issue (well, I'm not glad you all have to struggle with the same bureaucratic shit, but I'm relieved it's not just me being useless).

If I'd only been registered with a GP in my home county in the first place, I would've been able to avoid this piffle. It's just a hassle changing CMHTs and then there's this ASD referral thing (which I suspect I've been lucky to get in the first place, though I have my doubts as to whether anything will come of it). When this is all over and I'm discharged from the CMHT, I'll probably switch GPs.

I just went in to my surgery to get an appointment - any afternoon in the next month, please, any doctor - if Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday, in the branch in town, if Tuesday or Friday, at my local branch. Which she interpreted the opposite way round, somehow - "I'm in town on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday" is obviously very ambiguous

Somehow this has translated into my getting an appointment this Monday with the GP who accused me of being manic and grassed me up to the psychiatrist. Pfffd.

That does sound a faff enpo Sorry so many people are facing the same thing. I hope the appointment goes better this time.

Luckily I asked about the diabetes check - apparently I was supposed to be called in this month but mysteeeeeriously didn't get any letter sent out. It's the admin stuff that grates. Had to argue with the receptionist that yes, I know it's a fasting blood test, and yes, I would still prefer a later appointment if possible. It seems completely inconceivable to them that I'd like a fasting blood test just before lunch. And now everyone in the waiting room knows my full name, address, diabetes status, the fact that I get migraines, my 4am-midday sleep schedule, and exactly what tablets I take for my depression (apparently the receptionist needed to know this). Gah.

I hope so too, Snowy, else I'll have a job on getting any antidepressants out of the guy

Time is going so slowly.

Could you play a game or listen to a book or something? I hate it when time drags like that

I'm going to the gym now, TTFN.

Doctor's receptionists are a breed into themselves. Ours seem to be very nice people but I can never shake the feeling that they're GP receptionists is disguise.

Sorry you're not feeling great snowy.

Its just so irritating that when I really don't care which doctor I see or when, I get the doctor I've seen before, next working day. When DP looked for an appointment with the same doctor yesterday, as soon as possible please, they couldn't do anything for three weeks.

Hope Mitchy's alright.

Thanks enpo and mp I wonder how long it takes for increased citalopram to kick in, anyone know? (4-6 weeks???)

Enjoy the gym! That is bizarre re: appointments.

Thanks Snowy! DP has a theory that there's some kind of flag on my records - I always have a much easier time getting appointments than he does

I hope they start to work soon for you Snow.

You'll feel a benefit sooner than 6 weeks snowy, I'd put it at 2-4 weeks. I hope the increased dose brings some improvement.

Thanks mp, so do I. I don't want to end up in hospital again.