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Has anyone here been to a mental hospital after being "out" and on hormones? Ive been but not after/during transition at all and im jus wondering if its safe..


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I've come really close.  Honestly, I'd expect it'll be different at each hospital.  It's supposed to be a safe place for you to get better, so one would certainly hope it would be regardless of your gender.

I went to a crisis stabilisation unit in April 2013, and among the many questions asked was "Are you gay, straight, bi?" and "How do you identify?"  That shocked me, because this place was in Rome, Georgia.

Having said that, I don't know that their drug stock would include hormones of any sort.  The CSU didn't have my beta blocker in their stock and had to order it from a Rite Aid or something, and then they lost it.  Not a good thing to tell the patient with an anxiety disorder, that you've lost his semi-vital meds.

My friend was. I don't know all of the specifics, but he was treated with respect.

I've been in the hospital several times since my transition. They were health related, not psychiatric, but the principle is somewhat the same. For the most part, the Dr.s and staff seemed as though they either didn't know anything about transgenders or were trying to pretend they did. This is a University town, so one would expect a great deal of diversity.

One thing I think is important is to have a friend or family member closely monitor everything that is being given to the patient, treatments etc. The rules may be a little different because visiting in a psych unit is different than visiting in a regular ward. Either way, have someone who has legal power of attorney so that someone you trust has the control if you are in a situation where you aren't able to be. Remember, your medical records are yours, and you can ask for copies.

Sam1234

I've only been in the hospital pre-T, and once was where I was going by my chosen name (which was awkward since everyone called me by that name and my birth name); but not on T.

I know someone who was admitted after they had been on HRT for several years. I can't say much about it due to privacy agreements as I worked in the medical system at the time, but I can tell you that they was treated with respect.

Now I think of it, when I was at that CSU, they never asked what name I preferred.  They just called me by my legal name at the time.  I told everyone "Please, for the love of God, don't call me that.  My name is Amadeus, not _____.  Seriously.  It's like going up to Ron Weasley and muttering 'Voldemort!'  I will cringe and cry."  The other patients were cool and called me by my chosen name.  The doctors, techs, and nurses, on the other hand, were complete sh*t bags about it.  One tech, he had to have been born on 19 June, a summer's eve, he was such a douche.  Made a lot of really sexist remarks to me.  I wanted to punch him in the kidneys, I was so angry.  There was also a day where some nursing school class was going to tour the facility, and for some bullsh*t reason the staff wanted us to wear name tags.  I refused.  They snapped at me and slapped it on my shirt, with the Name We Do Not Mention scrawled on it.  I was livid and scratched it out as best I could with markers, crayons, whatever I could find.  No one said anything, but I did get a nasty look from one tech.  God knows, as depressed as I've been lately, there may be another trip to a mental hospital.  If it happens, at least my name's legally changed now and I never have to hear the Name We Do Not Mention ever again.

Sorry.  Went on a rant there.  Had to get it out.  Therapist says I bottle too much stuff.

Quote from: Amadeus on February 17, 2015, 11:35:10 PMTherapist says I bottle too much stuff.

I used to do that, but now I'm overflowing with crap. I sometimes wish I could go back to the bad old days when I didn't feel much.

Fortunately, I have never had to be hospitalized for mental health issues. Knock on wood...

I've stayed in a psych hospital a good number of times, back during my "can't-cope-and-attempted-suicide" days. At one point there was an MtF staying there and she was treated just like anyone else. She didn't get her hormones though, and complained about it frequently.