In A Pickle ~ An Update.

[Mr Veritas]

For those who have asked about In A Pickle,and for those who are also interested.

Pickle has now left the Community Mental Hospital,and is home.
It didn't really do him much good being there.It may have changed it's name to try and sound more patient friendly,but it was still really an old Victorian Lunatic Asylum redecorated and spruced up.
The staff are wonderful,but completely overstretched.
The pysch Doctors (mostly) don't seem to have a clue,and just dosed IAP with various meds according to what they felt would keep him sedated(even though he has NEVER ever been violent quite the opposite).
When these didn't work,or relieve the symptoms,he had the barbaric ECT (Electron Convulsive Therapy).
He was discharged at 30 minutes notice,and if his partner had not been able to get to to the hospital he would have been expected to make his own way home (20 miles across country) The hospital is very isolated an not near any bus routes.
We hope being with his partner,and in safe familiar surroundings will soon bring him back to his old self,even that would better than the zombie that he has been made into.
Sorry if this is rambling,but I just want people to realise that despoite all the promises,mental health is still the cinderella of the NHS,and is hidden away from view.
These are people who cannot speak up for themselves.
Thanks guys.

[mrs.chappie]

Thanks very much Mr. V. Hope you'll pass on my best wishes to him. xxx

[pastafreak]

I read thru this very quickly Mr Veritas....and it has me close to tears.
PLEASE give my love to IAP..and let him know we miss him so very much on here xx

[ELVIS68]

Best wishes to him

[jno]

very sorry to hear IaP has been unwell; please give him my best wishes.

[Ice.Maiden]

Thank you Mr. Veritas.
Please send In a Pickle my regards. Now that he's home again, I hope he soon feels a lot better. x

[daffy654]

I wish IAP the very best in his recovery.He is very much missed on AB and I hope when he feels better he will come and join in again.
(((((Big hugs to him)))))

[Clanad]

I remember engaging IAP in several well thought debates on differing subjects and always considered his responses intelligent and introspective. I'm distressed to hear of his situation. Please relay my best wishes for his recovery.

The same is often seen here in the U.S. It's always been my opinion that psychiatry is the only branch of medicine wherein the patient is diagnosed, treated, pronounced healed and never knows the difference. The use of tricyclic antidepressants and other classes of drugs has proliferated beyond laymen's understanding and seem designed to empty institutions as much if not more that help for the sufferer... Best wishes, Mr. Pickle...

[Ice.Maiden]

Someone we know unfortunately had to have electric shock treatment for her manic depression. It didn't work very well, but as soon as she came home again, she slowly started to recover. Last year, she got married, and she's feeling wonderful now. x

[tamborine]

A judge, Elleray QC in High Court made a mockery of a psychiatrist from a top private clinic for addicts.

Can't find details on web.....perhaps Barmaid could help?

[Robinia]

We're all missing Pickle ...we loved his celeb stories. Please send love & very best wishes. xx

[jake-the-peg]

Don't know if you're interested but here's NICE's guidance document on the use of ECT

http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/59ectfull guidance.pdf

[Rosetta]

I'm glad to hear that he is home again and hopefully he can start on the road to recovery with the tlc of his partner. Please send him my best wishes and I hope to see him on here as soon as he feels well enough. He is obviosly a very cultured gentleman and I still have one of his opera links on my favourites list.

Sadly you are right about mental health services and for some people recovery can be a long haul with no magic wand treatments. I know pressure on beds in my local NHs Pyschiatric hospital was such that it regularly managed on a 100% + occupancy by allowing folks home "on leave."

[redcrx]

thanks for the update Mr V.
Im hoping that being home with his partner will do IaP the world of good and wish him well x

[VINNY100_2]

Please send my best wishes to pickle mr veritas.Hope he recovers very soon.
Vin.

[jackthehat]

Please send him my very best wishes.

[mccfluff]

thanks for the update, please pass on my best wishes x

[shaneystar2]

Please give him my best wishes Mr V ..I hope he soon feels well and that we'll see him on AB again .
Shaney.x

[Schutzengel]

Thank you so much Mr. Veritas. Mr. Pickle has long been in my thoughts, ever since he was hospitalised around last Christmas. I'm so sorry it's been such an ordeal for him, but I'm sure it will go a long way to his recovery being at home with his partner. He has been missed, and it will be good to see him back on here when he feels well enough. Sending him love and lots of hugs, and my best wishes to his partner. Thank you again Mr. V. for being such a good friend to Mr. Pickle, and my very best regards to yourself and Mrs. V. Schutz.

[netibiza]

Give my love to Pickle and if he doesn't improve rapidly tell him neti will be round his house in August, that should bring on an improvement in leaps and bounds, if only to escape my visit, also love to the poor longsuffering Scot!!