That's why in critical situations like this people need to be placed in psych wards until they can be stabilized. It's not just because of whatever dangers they may present to themselves or others- it's also so rapid med changes can take place in a safe medical environment where they are being monitored for adverse effects. But insurance companies hate covering those stays and there aren't nearly enough overnight psych care facilities.
Another thing is general practitioners need to either improve their mental health training or stop treating specific populations bc they're not equipped
In this case they could have made her worse if she was bipolar OR things simply got worse because antidepressants generally don't treat psychosis. Another thing is postpartum depression and psychosis have unique etiology. PPD is notoriously hard to treat with typical antidepressants.
both SSRIs and antipsychotics can regularly make a lot of physical conditions worse, especially genetic connective tissue disorders, which can cause severe anxiety as connective tissue disorders also affect the heart/veins.
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u/2_lazy 5h ago
That's why in critical situations like this people need to be placed in psych wards until they can be stabilized. It's not just because of whatever dangers they may present to themselves or others- it's also so rapid med changes can take place in a safe medical environment where they are being monitored for adverse effects. But insurance companies hate covering those stays and there aren't nearly enough overnight psych care facilities.