I have been off work with depression since Jan & have since lost my job. I was given anti-depressants and put on a waiting list for CBT.
The antidepressants didn't work, so changed to prozac (fluoxetine).
I was told to give the prozac a chance, but I feel it is doing nothing to lift my mood - but it is giving me mad anxiety dreams every night. It's been 6 weeks now of bad sleeping and a different anxiety dream every night (literally a different topic every night: spiders, snakes, attacking bears, mum doesn't love me, dad doesn't love me, poltergeists.. you name it! - the bears one was actually quite inventive I thought!)
I waited 16 weeks (16!) for phone CBT, of which I was promised 4 calls. The first two were 45mins, the third 20 mins. During the 3rd, I was told I was being referred for face-to-face, for which there is another waiting list. No fourth call and since then I have heard nothing & have had no contact from them.
So I was suicidal in Jan, have been given pills that make me live an extended anxiety every night, and bugger all therapy.
No friends
Family not calling
No job
What should I do? (except, of course go back to gp, which I will although I doubt anything will be done)
Any help out there???