u/Shark-Attacked

Wondering if anyone else had this experience if you spent any time at a mental hospital?

I went to one in Los Angeles in February and the entire place was mostly staffed by young volunteers and interns. Some of them teenagers. There were a few qualified nurses who were there around the clock and a doctor who spent less than an hour there per day. But the rest of the time, I was surrounded by young people unqualified to deal with mental health issues in what I would consider to be a high stakes environment. My social worker was an intern getting her Bachelor’s Degree. The therapists who ran our support groups were in college.

Is this normal??

Has anyone here taken Lamichtal for CPTSD and OCD? For context, I am also diagnosed with an Anxiety Disorder. I am on 200mg of Lamichtal and it has increased my anxiety tremendously yet my doctor is trying to claim that anxiety is not a side effect of Lamichtal. When I try to explain the particular feeling of anxiety that sets in 1 hour after taking the medication, Dr. says with certainty that it’s not coming from the Lamichtal. If I don’t take the Lamichtal, the anxiety never comes. Has anyone else experienced anxiety from Lamichtal?