Wayne--Sorry, I Just Read your email... I have quite a bit of
experience in getting psychiatric care for 'under priviledged'
adults. I also have friends, whom I can connect her with, who have
extensive experience, in that area. I would be more than happy
to speak with her, either in person, or over the phone. For my phone
#, she/you can email me at the address, above. I also have
personally battled depression, stress, and some anxiety, while I was
low on funds; so, I can probably really identify, as well as
empathize, with her situation. I strongly encourage her to contact
me, even if she has already gotten some much-needed care. I have
been told that I can be quite a good listener, as well as a wise,
understanding friend. Many thanks,
Rob-
faaast@...
P.S. I also live in San Diego... & I am really good
at communicating with doctors--in a way that Usually produces their
Best results...(I grew up with an M.D. father, and an R.N. mother--as
if that's not enough, my sister also became an M.D.--I am
a "natural", when it comes to maximizing results with
doctors!)

--- In sandiegochristiansingles@yahoogroups.com, "celebok"
<celebok@e...> wrote:
> Okay, I'm wondering if anyone can help point me in the right
> direction here. I have a friend who's been suffering from chest
> pains, really bad panic attacks, high blood pressure, and an ulcer
> for the past several days, and I know a lot of it is due to
> psychological stress, rooted in depression and anxiety. She's
unable
> to work, and she's being cared for by another mutual friend, who's
> barely making enough to support both of them, and they have no
> medical benefits. I know absolutely nothing about finding medical
> help for underprivileged adults. Can someone point me in the right
> direction? Or if you think you might know of someone who might
know,
> can you please pass on this request? They live in the San Diego
> area. (And I live near Seattle, so there's not a whole lot I can
do
> for them.)
>
> A few other things:
>
> 1. She's too afraid to talk to a professional and explain her
> problems, so she would need her friend to go in with her and
explain
> what her problems are.
> 2. She's allergic to most drugs, so a doctor would need to somehow
> test for that or know what drugs that she can and can't take.
> 3. She doesn't trust doctors to be able to prescribe drugs that
she
> won't have a bad reaction to, because her mom has had the same
> problem and was almost killed twice because of doctors who tried to
> prescribe wrong drugs.
> 4. She doesn't want to try a new drug without her mom thinking it
> might be okay, except she doesn't want to tell her mom why she
needs
> to take drugs.
>
> Any advice you can tell me would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
> --Wayne