DP is currently signed off with depression and is on 150mg sertraline and being reviewed weekly by GP. The GP wanted to change the medication but was waiting for him to have his CPN assessment which happened a few days ago and they have advised he stays on the medication and starts CBT which he is not overly keen on as he tried it in the past and didn’t find it particularly helpful.
We have no time scale for cbt or when he will see CPN again, but is breaking town in tears near enough every other day and says he has voices in his head telling him he is worthless and has also hit his head off the floor during these episodes. The CPN is aware of all of this as it was explained during the assessment.
I am not understanding why the medication is not being changed as he has been on sertraline for over 6 months and I believe the increase to 150 was about a month ago.
I’m not too sure what I’m specifically asking for here, but if anyone has any similar experiences or advise it would be greatly appreciated. I appreciate it’s not going to be any quick fix, but at the moment it feels like he is getting worse week by week.