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I want to add a little more hear so maybe some will understand. My wife began having hallucinations and was not in her right mind. I took her to the ER myself. I had to take her because she is an incomplete quadriplegic. When we got there the attending ER doctor without so much as blood drawn said transfer to a mental hospital and he contacted the state Mobile Crisis Team. They were the ones who could order it. I said what about test. He said no. She had a stroke and heart history that warranted this but he didn't do it.

I called our daughters and when I went back in she was unconscious in an exam room curtains close, guard outside and still in her wheelchair. I found her and said get help in here STAT. A nurse came in and said OMG. The doctor walks in and I yelled do something mental illness doesn't cause this. He said NO. I said you Stupid ****. My dad and I loaded her up in the van and took off for hospital ER number 2. She arrive unresponsive and unconscious. They got her conscious and asked me what happened. I told them and again they said Transfer. I made my concerns known and they were dismissed. Mobile Crisis showed up after 12 hours and I talked to them. They said No to the transfer after I explained her history.

In five days time no blood work got done no scans were done. But they took her off all meds but but gave her Ativan. In about three days she was normal. In walks a shrink we had never seen before. He said increase the Zoloft. Next day at noon in walks nurses and gives her the pill. At 1:00 an hour later she was back where she was hallucinating again. Even though a quad she has fair arm and hand movement. She had to be restrained to the bed to prevent beating herself black and blue.

I went home to get some sleep and my dad stayed. I stopped off at the hospital chapel and said some prayers then went home. I got on line and looked up Zoloft +Trazodone +Adverse reactions that is how I found out what was wrong it was Serotonin Syndrome.

The hospital knew they had screwed up bad and then did a MRI and found two brain bleeders. One an old one from years past and a second one caused by Serotonin Syndrome. The Mental Health Protocols and Laws Stink that is the problem at hand. The media never addresses this now do they? No but they sure as hell show up for pictures when things go wrong with the Cops are called on to do mental health care.

She still has partial amnesia of the event and can't remember a few events in our life.

I've signed for several surgeries for her. I've signed her name as often as I sign my own with no POA required. But if she has another such episode {very unlikely as the cause was discovered} the laws forbid my say.

Oh yea the reason for the meds. Simple basic clinical depression and PTSD. She would not hurt anyone. Oh and our Primary Care Doctor thanks to hospital Rules never once received notification or had input in the care given.

Sorry, I just read your post # 68 now with the additional information. I’m glad to hear of how you were able to find out what was really happening and make sure that your wife was given the right care. Hospitals and staff make mistakes sometimes. How fortunate are those of us with family to act as our advocates, as you did for your wife. God bless!

Medical care for people with mental illness is terrible. My wife and I have been down this road again and again. Doctors act as if a person with a mental illness cannot have any PHYSICAL illness as well. They assume everything is connected to the mental illness.

We have really struggled to find doctors who understand my wife’s COMPLETE medical situation. Any time we have to go to a new doc or the ER it is the same thing all over again though.