I started experiencing symptoms of anxiety about a year ago and finally went to see the GP in April time this year. I was prescribed 50mg sertraline and the symptoms which were bothering me most (dizziness, panic attack-ish things, shaking, stomach problems) improved dramatically in about a month. Things got a lot better than before.
However, over the last few months other things have been creeping back in. I'm getting more anxious again but also just feel really shit sometimes and have trouble getting up, leaving the house, randomly cry etc. I've had short spells where I've thought about doing something like crashing my car/jumping off a cliff etc, but these have only lasted a few hours and then subsided. I've also had really okay days where I've been super productive and felt great - these make me feel like a massive fraud. My life is objectively great right now, but I feel trapped and sad. I feel like I'm being overly dramatic about this all.
How do I say this all to the GP?
I had a phone appointment to a different GP about a month ago and I basically lied and said I was fine. I think I'd like to try increase my medication, hence the GP appointment. I'm worried that at the appointment I will play things down/forget to say things and that they'll ask why I said I was fine just a month ago. Any tips/experience with how to tell the GP this would be much appreciated :)