5 months post-op, Depressed, Binging-Purging, hurting myself

I'm exactly 5 months post-op & have lost 95 pounds (started at 324). My lover started "looking around" & I caught him on Feb 9th. I packed up & moved to Fort Lauderdale from Memphis, leaving my support network behind. I've always had a problem with binging/purging, & now it has gotten worse than ever. I wake in the middle of the night & binge. The only "good time" is during the first 8-10 hours every day - I seem to be able to control it. I'm on Effexor, Neurontin, Buspar, Seroquel for depression/anxiety, & many other meds for HIV (still can't take them for the nausea). I often think of hurting myself. Do you think I would be better going inpatient to try to stabilize my RXs, eating behaviors & depression? Since I don't really know anyone here, & since I have Medicare, it would seem more logical than waiting for an appointed with a WL Surgeon. In the meantime, my Nashville surgeon has gone out of business, so I can't get good advice there. I don't think I can wait to do schedule & do a consultation with a psychiatrist. Sometimes the purging is so intense & hurt for hours. I will sometimes fill my pouch 3-5 times & purge each time. I can eat almost a whole hamburger & fries without purging, which is well beyond the normal 8-16 oz. pouch I should have at this stage. But I'm still losing weight...especially since I moved to Fort Lauderdale. I think because of the depression. What advice do you have? Good hospital? Good Dr.? Thanks,

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