I need some advice and I need the truth?

Question: I need to know what will happen if I tell the doctor I am having suicidal thoughts? Can confidentiality be breached? I need to know exactly what will happen because I need some help and I know that, doctor already took me off Prozac and referred me to a counsellor but there is a wait for that, I need help now. I need to tell her but I need to know the consequences as I am worried about what will happen. I know the consequence if I don't tell her. I want to tell her but like I said i'm afraid.

Answers:
It looks as though you have gotten a lot of good answers already. I just wanted to tell you that I am in the medical profession and I can tell you for a fact that anything you tell your doctor is confidential. However, if the psychiatrist, doctor, psychologist, etc. feels that you pose a risk to yourself or to someone else, they will report you.

What happens is that you'll be placed on what they call a 51/50 hold, where you will be admitted to a psychiatric facility and then interviewed and assessed by an appropriate staff memeber (doctor, psychiatrist, etc). If they agree with your doctor's assessment, then you will be held for a few days until you have been placed on medication and stabilized on those meds.

I know this sounds scary, but this is actually a good thing, because it gives you a safe place to stay where you'll get the help you need, and you will most likely be placed back on antidepressants.

I'm not sure why your doctor took you off Prozac, but doctors and psychiatrists are the only people who can put you on medications, so a counselor will not place you back on any antidepressant.

One other thing to note is that if you are having suicidal thoughts, but aren't actively planning to commit suicide, then your doctor may not place you on a 51/50. It all depends on the doctor's assessment. I would advise you to be as truthful as possible with your doctor, because that is the only way he or she can help you.

I wish you the best of luck.

Other Answers:
It sounds to me from your question that you have nothing to lose - literally!

So go ahead and tell her.

By the way, if that is a pic of you - then don't worry about confidentiality being breached!

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GO TO THE DOCTOR! he can only tell someone if you are actually planning on hurting yourself or someone else. you need professional help.

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just tell her. she'll want to help you.

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Definitely tell her. Don't fool around, please.

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if you are serious about doing it,he will commit you,but if it's just an urge,a thought,he will re-medicate you and maybe speed up your waiting time for counseling.

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You should talk to your doctor and he/she may prescribe something or refer you to a counsolor.

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I do not believe he can tell anyone-- but if there is a serious concern I dont know if he can hospitalize you. Why oh why did he take you off your meds?

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tell your doctor now. get yourself some help.

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I feel like coming to pick you up and be with you so you won't.You are very pretty,you should'nt say that.Well you please write me and tell me what's up?.love bill.

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Just Tell Her Because It Is The Right Thing To Do And She/He Will Get You Though It. For The Doctor Question I'm Not Sure Because I'm Not One

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