Hi all
I've been suffering with severa anxiety attacks for about a year now, varying month to month. I'm on 40mg Citalopram and have been on this for the whole year, bar a little 4 week gap a while ago when I had to rebuild my meds from not picking up a prescription. It's taken 3 different doctors surgeries (so several doctors, as I've seen 2-3 at each surgery) and I've JUST been referred to a councillor.... i have at least 8 weeks to wait apparantly, just to get an appointment!!! I asked about CBT, but my Doctor said this is for "longterm" sufferers and only my councillor-to-be will be able to refer me. Over the last year, after chatting with my doctors (all of them) aboutmy history and medical past it's come to light that I may have suffered with this anxiety + depression for going on 10 years. Im so pissed it's taken this long to be referred, especially when all the doctors I've been to know my history, and at one point referred me to a psychiatrist!! (I then got discharged after 2 sessions because he was retiring...).
Gah mad rant I know, but it's making me more anxious than normal, and I hate it!!!