wholikespi Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 SO...today on my way home from school I got into a car accident. The person that hit me ran a red light and rammed into the back end of the passenger side of my car. The good things? I was alone and not horribly hurt. The bad thing? I had a major freak out when it happened and the paramedics treated me like a crazy person when they were trying to get me to calm down. My chest and left arm are completely bruised and sore, my left shoulder is sprained and the doctor at the urgent care facility I went to would not give me any pain meds. Why? Because he was concerned about the whole "depression thing" and the meds I am currently on (Pristiq and Abilify) So even though I was sitting there crying in so much pain all he told me to do was ice it and occasionally wear a sling for the next few days if it hurts too badly. And I have been crying almost non-stop since the accident. I just can not seem to get over it and I do not know why it has affected me so much. And to top it off my car is completely totalled but the person that hit me was able to drive off in her car. This is the only car we have and we can not afford to buy a new one. This is so extremely frustrating!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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saveyoursanity Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I'm sorry. I've been in two car accidents since I started driving, and they both really wrecked me (no pun intended). It's just SO ANXIETY PROVOKING. The best thing you can do, imo, is get back in a car and drive around a little, though. Otherwise the anxiety just builds and builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wholikespi Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 It really helps to know I am not the only person that would get so freaked over an accident. Well I had no choice but to get back in a car and drive last night. We went to Chicago to pick up a car a relative is lending us for the time being and I had to drive one car home, first of all anxiety in and of itself because it was not even my car I was driving then because there was a lot of traffic on the highway. We had to exit and take back roads about half way home because I could not stand driving on the highway anymore. I called my p-doc to see if she is ok with me taking pain meds and to let her know how anxious I had been feeling, I am waiting for a return call. I have issues sleeping as it is and this just made it worse. Anytime I started falling asleep I would hear tires screech or my car being slammed into. I had no idea an accident could have such a horrible effect on my mental state! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justme04 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I'm very sorry to hear about your car accident. it can be a traumatic experience. don't worry too much that you're freaking over this, a lot of people would. and like you said, it's your only car so it's understandable that you're upset. i'd be highly upset too! don't get angry over being so anxious about this, you have a right to be, but do try to eventually just get back out there and drive and be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammakanin Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 i'm sorry you have a dr who doesn't want to give you pain meds! don't feel bad about freaking out. i did that and i had only barely scraped a car trying to park in a parking lot. no damage to the other car, but mine was scratched. i'm sure there would have been much more freaking out if i had been hit while moving. i hear you on driving in greater-chicago (it's "home base" when we are in the us), depending on where you were and what time of the day it was and how the construction was going. especially if you don't know where you are going. but the back roads are good, especially if you do know where you are going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedoubt Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I'm sorry to hear about your accident. I was rear ended last September, and it was horrible. I didn't see her coming at all, and it felt like a jet plane had just landed on my van. I was so angry I wouldn't even look at her when she came over to my car (I'm pretty sure she overheard me calling her a "fucking twat" on the phone to my partner)-- I didn't realize how badly hurt I was until later, because my adrenaline was being cranked out. The whole situation was so stupid-- I was waiting to enter a traffic circle, she was stopped behind me, then revved her engine trying to pass me on the left. If she had hit me straight on in the the back, I wouldn't have gotten so hurt. It took me months to physically get over it, and I still get really nervous when people are following me too closely. As everyone else said, it is totally reasonable to have your anxiety skyrocket over a car crash. It probably is harder on us crazies, because most of us are prewired for a PTSD type reaction to this kind of thing. I wasn't given pain meds, either, just Flexeril, which has to be one of the more useless meds I've ever had. It's weird, my partner has been given pain meds w/opioids in them three time in the last few years, and I never get them. He's the ex-H-junkie, though.... I hope you are able to rest and let your body & spirit recuperate. And that the other person has insurance to cover your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger_flybaby Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 The urgent care physician was crappy, point blank. Even with a crap load of psych meds, physician can and will prescribe Tramadol or Naproxen (even with Lithium). Your depression doesn't matter when It comes to pain, drug interactions do. They dropped the ball. I hope your doc fills in that gap and helps you achieve the pain relief you need. Pain can affect MI symptoms to a certain degree. I hope you feel better soon. I've been in 4 accidents, 3 of them not my fault, 1 I had no brakes and just hit the curb but destroyed the chassis of the car (my X's ). Driving still carries a certain level of anxiety for me, but we have to do what we have to do. Make sure you get your car repaired or replaced by the other party. Get a rental and have them pay for it. It wasn't your fault. If you don't sue (like most), ask their insurance company for a "good faith" offer to compensate your for damages in total.. I hope you feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wholikespi Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 Gah!!! I am sorry to hear about everyone's similair experiences. It is just such a horrid feeling and so incredibly frustrating. I just got off the phone with her insurance company. He said there is nothing they can do for me until he gets the police report because she is blaming me. He took my statement and basically hung up on me after telling me over and over she is blaming and and there is nothing he can do for me. Even though she got a ticket for running a red light and the witness said he saw the whole thing and that she should have stopped. There was no reason this accident should have happened she had plenty of time to stop before she even got close to the light. This is so infuriating!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpladybug Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 The best thing is to deal with your insurance company. Let them negotiate with the other carrier. So sorry you were in an accident. Been there, done that, more than once SUV's and trucks have driven into me, one time I was at a red light, stopped, and a truck drove into me. I am sure you are very sore today. Perhaps your GP could prescribe a muscle relaxant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger_flybaby Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Gah!!! I am sorry to hear about everyone's similair experiences. It is just such a horrid feeling and so incredibly frustrating. I just got off the phone with her insurance company. He said there is nothing they can do for me until he gets the police report because she is blaming me. He took my statement and basically hung up on me after telling me over and over she is blaming and and there is nothing he can do for me. Even though she got a ticket for running a red light and the witness said he saw the whole thing and that she should have stopped. There was no reason this accident should have happened she had plenty of time to stop before she even got close to the light. This is so infuriating!!! Don't talk to the insurance people again without a lawyer. Sounds like the other driver is dodging the bullet. Her insurance company will provide her with legal council if it comes down to it. Protect your own interests. Get a copy of that police report ASAP. I hope that it all works out for you. It's very traumatic to have to go through hoops when you're not at fault. Hope you're physically feeling better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wholikespi Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 Horray for good p-docs! My doctor called me back a bit ago. She was completely annoyed by how the urgent care doctor treated me. She said it made her want to puke that he would not give me anything for pain. So she called in a prescription for mid-level Vicodin and for 1 mg Ativan for me to take as needed. She encouraged me to keep driving and I go to my t-doc on the 13th. I know it is a ways away but she is on maternity leave right now. So as long as I know my p-doc is willing to take my frantic calls I will be ok. She really is an awesome doctor and I am lucky to be seeing her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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