Can't cope with low moods anymore. GP won't help

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I've been to GP three times about low moods and they have sent me away and recommended mood juice etc
I have very low moods that come and go. I had a bereavement last year which triggered it (I was in a great place before).
I'm currently in a low mood and struggling to cope with my kids in the holidays and no support.
I wake up teary, constant negative thoughts, despair. I've been too tired to do my usual hard exercise and I've put on weight. I'm not enjoying my food and I'm constantly bloated. I wear the same clothes every day and stopped doing my hair or makeup.
Please give me advice, I can't go on like this

Can you see a different GP? Or move surgeries? Their response is unacceptable.

What did your GP actually say? (And what is "mood juice"?) Your options are antidepressants and counselling really. There are some good online CBT self help resources for depression.

Is there a different GP you can see? Or someone who can go with you to help explain things?

Can you arrange some bereavement counselling for yourself?

I have counselling but not frequently due to kids
Moods are intermittent. So it's not constant low mood but when they come it's awful

When you say the low moods are intermittent- is it related to your menstrual cycle?

I have a coil
I'm 41

What's mood juice?

It's an NHS online resource with coping strategies

If you have a coil it could very much be hormonal, is it a copper one or a Morena.

What would you like from the GP? A trial of meds? Or referral for CBT?

Can you take time out today to do one thing for yourself that's a treat? Read a bit of a book, paint your nails (if you're that way inclined) sir outside with a nice cup of sitting and just focus on what around you?

I have find for me that faking it 'took I make it works. I go through phases of depression and have found that getting on as much as normal helps me the most, it helps quieten down the negative thoughts and not give them as much oxygen if I'm having to manage other things.

Hi OP, I know how you feel - I've been in the same place with limited GP support.

I decided to try hypnotherapy, I had two sessions and it has been so much better since. I am going for one every 6 months now just as follow up, but I would highly recommend it. I had to do it privately so it was quite expensive £75 per session here), but so worthwhile.

Very sorry, OP.

This is a bit of a flier, but have you been checked for low thyroid? Sounds like you've got enough stresses in your daily life to bring you down all by themselves, but low thyroid can give you big mood crashes, and weight gain etc.

And, being an exerciser, I guess you know the power of endorphins. Any way to be a bit ruthless with your schedule and carve out some time to work up a sweat?