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Gp refusing to give any anti depressants for anxiety. He recommended talking therapies instead but I'm feeling pretty low and crb doesn't work for me :(

Moomin5

Hi, 

I'm having a bit of a rubbish day so would appreciate any advice. After a long wait to see a gp regarding my anxiety which is really affecting me I wasn't allowed a prescription for an antidepressant as the gp believes that a non medicated route is the best.

Normally I just take beta blockers but I'm struggling with low mood and anxiety more than usual. I explained that I am saving up for a private assessment for autism and told him that I believe that sensory overload and general fear of social interaction due to being crap at it is the main factor in my panic attacks. 

Has anyone found that medication has helped them or should I suck it up and resign myself to the fate of being permanently anxious for ever?

I've tried CBT on four separate occasions and it hasn't worked for me at all so I am a little pessimistic about talking therapies in general. 

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  • Hiya, 

    I have been on a wide selection of antidepressants and pregabalin and quetiapine for years. No one has ever been ableto tell me why. I don't think it's helping much, my social anxiety is still over the roof. I am worried though what would happen if I stopped taking them. One thing I have noticed, I can't fall asleep without my meds anymore. Completely addicted....

    CBT has never worked for me either. Apologies for hiiyacking your post, but your question about CBT leads me to something that is bothering me a lot at the moment:. after having contacted 54 psychotherapists, I found one who has a place available. He warned me that he is doing 'relational psychotherapy' and not CBT. .... I have looked into what 'relational psychotherapy' and I am not sure if this would be good for me. I am worried that it will all revolve about my ****** family, whom I don't have any contact with anymore,. And my lack of social contacts, which I am more than fine with. Is this better than no therapy? Or not helpful in my case? Or even dangerous, as I don't want to relieve past traumas?

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  • Hiya, 

    I have been on a wide selection of antidepressants and pregabalin and quetiapine for years. No one has ever been ableto tell me why. I don't think it's helping much, my social anxiety is still over the roof. I am worried though what would happen if I stopped taking them. One thing I have noticed, I can't fall asleep without my meds anymore. Completely addicted....

    CBT has never worked for me either. Apologies for hiiyacking your post, but your question about CBT leads me to something that is bothering me a lot at the moment:. after having contacted 54 psychotherapists, I found one who has a place available. He warned me that he is doing 'relational psychotherapy' and not CBT. .... I have looked into what 'relational psychotherapy' and I am not sure if this would be good for me. I am worried that it will all revolve about my ****** family, whom I don't have any contact with anymore,. And my lack of social contacts, which I am more than fine with. Is this better than no therapy? Or not helpful in my case? Or even dangerous, as I don't want to relieve past traumas?

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