how do i tell my GP i am depressed?!


Question: How do i tell my GP i am depressed?
ive had a lot go on in my life and its basicly all got to me and i am pretty depressed.. im going to book an appointment with my GP but im not sure what to say to her... do i just tell her all the reasons for being depressed etc? do i need to book a special appointment?

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I'm sorry to hear you are feeling this way! I think it is a great idea to talk to your doctor! Your doctor will help you sort through how you have been feeling by asking specific questions, as well as help you decide the best course of action for you. They should be able to give you the time and specific information you need to make an informed diagnosis. In addition, they know you and if there are any special conditions or circumstances that would impact this. If you need to talk you can always call the Boys Town National Hotline at 1-800-448-3000.
Take Care!

Counselor KP

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all a GP can do for you is give you some pills. It isn't appropriate to take medication for issues in your life - the meds are supposed to be for people who have mental illness. Having a hard time because of a string of bad events is not depression. therapy is what you want. Now, due to insurance issues, you may need to see a GP to get a referral for a therapist. You need to look at your insurance documents to see if you need a referral, or call their toll free number and ask.

It turns out that antidepressants don't help more than placebo anyhow - google antidepressants placebo kirsch for an intro to that topic. the drug companies jiggered the data to make it LOOK as if their pills help depression more than a sugar pill, and even then, a majority of their studies showed no benefit from these medications - so what they did then was just not publish those studies. It's called "selective publication" in the lexicon. And then the drug companies strated writing the textbooks that psychiatrists learn from when they are medical students .

therapy can really help, and also, there are many self help strategies. more exercise, spending more time with other people, distracting yourself if you are brooding over your problems (read a book, watch a movie, solve puzzles, etc) are all good things to do, and also if you get more problems in winter, light boxes and/or dawn simulators can help.

all the best to you



Hey, I had to do this 2 days ago, I was also wondering how I would put it. All I did was book an appointment at my usual dr surgery and when I was at my appointment I told my doctor that I have been feeling very down for quite a while, she was very sympathetic and helpful and asked many questions, I finally feel a bit better and I have been prescribed some medication that will help me for a while. Good luck hun :)




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