To think the GP receptionist should have asked, 'Are you ok'?

[shonapop]

My mood has been slowly spiralling downwards. I've had many gentle suggestions from family that perhaps it's time to think about increasing my anti depressants.
I've been really putting it off, trying to fix myself with all the usual exercise, meditation, etc. Just getting worse.
Plucked up the courage to call the GP today, feeling like a total failure and on my way to rock bottom.
Told the receptionist 'I think I need to tweak my antidepressants' she said 'I can't get you a phonecall with a GP until next week ' that was it. Didn't ask if I was ok, was it an mental health emergency? Or even what direction was I wanting to tweak them.
What if it was someone AT rock bottom? Suicidal? Can't believe the lack of compassion.

@shonapop does your surgery have an in house pharmacy team? We use ours for all prescription & medication queries and it’s often quicker to get an app with them than the GP. If you have you could speak to the pharmacist about the medication increase, and book a GP app/call back for a later date to discuss your MH further and see if your meds might need changing/if there’s anything else they can offer to help you.

Good idea. I could ask them.

It is not up to the Receptionist to do this

I went straight in at 50mg and they increased them to 100mg pretty quickly.

I feel your pain OP. I once rang and asked the receptionist for an appointment. She insisted on hearing why so I e planned I have complex PTSD and start having hallucinations and hearing voices when it's not under control. She tutted loudly as if to say not bloody mental elf again, and said they don't have anything that week. You'll have to ring back next week and put the phone down. I work full time as a medical professional and was bloody fuming. I put a formal complaint in and asked for her to be retrained.
I got a sincere apology.

Please don't anyone take advice on adjusting antidepressants over the Internet! Different meds will have different doses! I was on 40mg of citalopram which is the MAXIMUM dose - 100mg of that would be an overdose! I was on 200mg when I had sertraline....imagine if I told someone: oh yeah it's fine to take 200mg without knowing what drug they are on and could potentially encourage someone to take an overdose. You need to speak to a qualified medical professional who has access to your medical history before you start adjusting doses.

Increasing dosages can also lead to suicidal thoughts and should be monitored.

Do you know what antidepressant the OP is on? Because I haven't seen that mentioned. Don't give out dangerous advice!

40mg of citalopram which is the MAXIMUM dose

Unless you're over 65 or have liver problems, in which case it's double the maximum dose — which supports your point that it's important not to make changes without medical advice.

@JarByTheDoor yes exactly that, thank you

@MotherofBingo I haven't given her any dangerous advice. I told her about my personal circumstance. She asked how they increased them, and that's what happened for me. I haven't told her to take any extra meds, that would be stupid.