Northcroft Erdington CMHT

Not enough help

I've been under Birmingham Solihull mental health trust for many years. The psychiatrist wanted to discharge me because my dysthymia is controlled by medication and my mental health is caused by too many psychological issues. The complex treatment team took up the challenge to help me with my complex PTSD and in the few months I've been seeing a therapist have helped me more than the years I've been under northcroft.

I received a diagnosis of being Bipolar over 12 months ago. In that time I have had one phone call from my psychiatrist. Apparently I also missed a telephone appointment but there is no missed call on my phone. The support after diagnosis has been non existent.

I don't get the help I need when I see a doctor there I have an injection every two weeks those people are nice and caring but the doctor never listens to me and never give me the support I only see him once a year I've struggled all my life with mental health and no one gives a dam no one helps or takes me seriously neither

Very limited. After receiving a diagnosis for Bipolar over 12 months ago I have only received one follow up telephone appointment.

They have been good. The only thing is they didn’t put me on a high enough dose of medicine which was causing problem. I went at 9 am the following morning and got my dose increased. Long time between appointments, six months plus. They need to be more regular. If I am in a bad phase I can’t get an appointment to see my doctor.

They were ok, treated me well. Had to wait to be seen but happy with service overall.

In general I have since child hood struggled and now 55 and struggle more
Nurses - etc etc they are not enough professional people
Anxiety major depression
I can’t go out to visit family or go any where
I want to live like other people but other people see my vulnerability so how do I hide away from people it’s extremely hard:;
Now there is more too it
You topic is depression anxiety
Yet I feel there is more undiagnosed problems never pointed out in my self or any person
My son has autism I am similar but this is what I am try in too say why have I not been helped to identify if I do have some think more than depression as this may be my last ask for help- would stop if you just understand people are diffferent I am different as since a child I never fitted in with people picked on as quiet used as of my vulnerability and here I am writing a questionnaire
The effort I will find too actually get too your place north Croft as too ask of help as i just am pushed aside
And tablets I have tried as a Guinni pig
Never rescribed again as effort to ask my gp who uselly says no any way
I try other ways I will carry on google

Why I don’t bother with people as I find it hard to get my point across
Being hello I have a disability hello it’s not just anxiety where I shout I can’t argue with people as I shout can’t speak I wake up every morning with regret I constantly think what is life why am I still here
You doctor has even said oh he just wants benifits
No I want to work I want to work I want to get out of this flat this cardboard box I live in tormented from mental health neighbours over the years and still to this day the same thing
Do I hate people they never leave me alone
No real help as I get pushed aside suffer my pain
People fail to see a person who cant get his or there point across

Dr showed no interest or showed no empathy dont know who gave him a job waste of time going there as there was no outcomes to my appointment his attitude was no one ever died from anxiety not what i wanted to here when its a struggle for me every day for the last 16 years

This week spoke to a nurse and can only say simply amazing done more for me in 3 days than anyone has done in ten years
She is a legend