“Should I go to the ER or urgent care for anxiety?”
I am a 19 year old female. I have anxiety attacks. Should I go to the ER or urgent care for anxiety?
3 Answers
If you feel that you cannot control your anxiety, and feel like you need help, the ER is the better place to go.
Good luck.
Michelle K. Arzubi-Hughes, D.O., FAAP
Good luck.
Michelle K. Arzubi-Hughes, D.O., FAAP
ER has significantly more resources for that
The Emergency Department is not a good place for anxious people. It may feel like a life-threatening condition while it is actively causing symptoms, but it actually triages far down the list of conditions that bring people to the ER. That means you could wind up waiting for quite a while. Urgent care centers are not all equipped to deal with anxiety and panic. So, if feeling desperate, the ER is the safe place of last resort, and we will not turn you away.
