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Getting a doctors appointment

GeekyTim

I am exhausted and have absolutely no energy. I'm falling to sleep while driving to work, and at work. I've always had a sleep issue, but it is getting a lot worse. I want to get a dotors appointment, but they are simply not available. It's not 'urgent' so I don't feel that I cann call first thing in the morning to get an emergency appointment. Being autistic I'm getting more and more anxious about not getting an appointment, and the practice is about to change their appointment system. They also have a notice on the site that they can no longer accept appointment requests because they are at their limit.

On top of that, the NHS app is no longer allowing me to log in (no text messages to confirm login).

The NHS is totally broken. I don't blame my local doctors (well, not individually) and I cannot blame the people working at the surgery, but I'm not sure how much longer I can go with such low energy. I'm getting close to breaking.

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  • GeekyTim said:
    I've always had a sleep issue, but it is getting a lot worse.

    Can you elaborate please? Do you mean you don't sleep overnight resulting in being tired the next day?

    If this is the case have you considered medicating to sleep better to get you out of the worst of the current rut? I sometimes use antihistymine if I need a solid 8 hours but there are stronger options out there.

    Have you considered seeing a therapist to get to the bottom of what is causing the anxiety and seeing if you can process it with their help? This helped me tremendously when I was in a difficult spot. You do need to make sure the therapist understands autism very well as most conventional processes don't work well for us.

    GeekyTim said:
    the NHS app is no longer allowing me to log in (no text messages to confirm login)

    Have you tried it from a different device / different web browser etc?

    GeekyTim said:
    The NHS is totally broken.

    This is why I'm advocating taking more control over your situation. It may be worth going to a private doctor and paying just to get things dealt with to take that stress off you plate. I suspect there may be more going on but if you can get out of the hole you are in now it should help you think more clearly and hopefully work through whatever is at the root of your issues.

    Good luck

  • in reply to Iain

    I sleep at night, getting between 7 and 8 hours. I have sleep apnoea, but I use a CPAP, which reduces my waking to between 2 and 3 times per hour (non-apnoea is 6 times per hour). However, I believe I have the same issues as my sister, who takes Modafinil to stay awake.

    The anxiety is not getting an appointment, and my work. After learning I was autistic, my previous boss harassed me out of work. I decided to change from a well-paid IT job to work in mental health; I've got over 50 years of experience with mental health and 30+ years in IT! But even when I get good sleep, I spend all day needing to sleep more.

    I cannot afford private, I'm afraid. I'm below minimum wage.  This tiredness has only got worse within the past couple of months, a while after starting work again.

  • in reply to GeekyTim

    If you work in a mental health organisation or firm - maybe it might be worth checking with HR to find out if there is an Occupational Health Team available as a service to employees.

    They might be able to professionally contact / correspond with your GP Practice to help advocate on your behalf about the distress around your experiences lately - as it interrupts both your driving and performance in the workplace.

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  • in reply to GeekyTim

    If you work in a mental health organisation or firm - maybe it might be worth checking with HR to find out if there is an Occupational Health Team available as a service to employees.

    They might be able to professionally contact / correspond with your GP Practice to help advocate on your behalf about the distress around your experiences lately - as it interrupts both your driving and performance in the workplace.

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