Part if the reason I started drinking heavily was to cope with my ptsd. It helped it made me feel like everything was okay. I was constantly self medicating with alcohol. Year and half ago. I decided I was done with that life, I got myself clean and sober on my own. I went to the VA for help with medication and have been constantly dicked around by them. Waiting months and months for appointments for medicine and having them constantly rescheduled or having doctors say the scheduled me for an appointment with a mental health professional who could prescribe medication only to find out that they scheduled me with a provider who cannot give me medication. The doctors know how severe my anxiety, how bad the depression is, how I can barley cope, and how I can barley leave my house these days because of how bad it is. Yet no one is helping me. I keep getting the run around. I feel like no one is advocating for any kind of treatment for me. The VA has let me down. When I got hurt and they medically retired me I was told that there would be a place for us vets where they would take care of us. Where people cared but the truth is no one gives a shit. No one cares that I have been to hospital 19 times this year for severe panic attacks. I am all on my own. My doctors constantly forget to schedule tests for my normal medical issues and I have to harass them to get anything accomplished. I am just done at this point sometimes I think I would rather drink then have to keep living like this. I am trying so hard and getting no where. Why will no one help me? I need help but everywhere I turn I am blocked. I don’t want to feel like this anymore. I just want to feel okay and for people to do what they are supposed to do. I shouldn’t be waiting almost a year to see a provider for anti depressants and anxiety medication. All the doctors agree I need them but no one is doing shit to help me. I am so over this. I just feel like I am drowning.
I am really sorry you are going though this my boyfriend is also retired medically from ptsd from the military he has a very similar story it took him 3 years to get the help he needs. He felt the same way going though everything. If there is anything you want me to ask him I’d be happy too.
I don’t know what to say but that I’m so so sorry and that is so unjustifiably unfair. This is a good place to turn to for support. You have open arms and open ears here. Only good vibes your way that they figure their shit out ASAP 
I appreciate the thought but I have been fighting the VA for over ten years now for any form of help. I juat happened to move to a new place 2 years ago and it just got worse here. I know part of it is the corona but some of it is just lazy incompetent doctors in South Carolina. I have talked to everyone, I have filed formal complaints, gotten lawyers involved. No one just literally cares here.
I’m truly sorry you’re going through this. This is exactly what I don’t like dealing with the VA. I’m medically retired from the marines and have had issues with them in the past due to the lack of communication, and lack of urgency. I was injured in Iraq back in 04, got mediocre help through the VA. Filed an appeal to up my rating, took them 3 yrs to get things going, granted the back pay for that appeal was nice but still isn’t right how they treat us military personnel. Sorry got off topic but have you tried using a regular doctor instead of the VA. I don’t know your situation but I have TriCare through the VA, again not sure if that’s cause I was medically retired, but there has to be a way to get you what you need. Good luck though and I’m sorry
Have you reached out to your member of congress? One of my friends was in a similar position and was at the end of his rope. He contacted his representative and within a few weeks he had action.
This is the case with some bureaucrats…when they feel the heat, they suddenly see the light.
This 10000%
I been fighting with the VA for years, it wasn’t until my local senator, also a dear family friend gave me a bit of assistance,
Needless to say, they picked up the bill for my inpatient psych stay,
The VA changed a bit over the years offering assistance to anyone who is experiencing a mental health crisis whether you served a day or 20 years.
The VA gets things done when someone is lighting a fire under their ass, trust me
You have TriCare because you have a service connected disability, i wish they would open tricare for everyone, even as a pay option.
I figured that was why but wasn’t really sure.