How do you ask for antidepressants

[Annon12345]

I'm feeling very low currently and pretty certain I'm depressed.
Parenting is certainly not what I imagined and although I have great support around me I think I need some extra help. I've previously had cbt for anxiety but I had to wait a long time for an appointment so is it OK to ask outright for antidepressants?? I just feel so down and tired and don't enjoy anything at the moment. I tried to call my gp about this before but when I said to receptionist I'm calling for help with my mental health I feel down at the moment she said don't we all and gave me a self referal number for more cbt so I don't know how to approach this?
Thank you

You just ask them. Say I'd like to try some antidepressants. Easy as that. They are very used to handing them out so it won't be a big deal to them.

@Theworldishard
Thank you for your quick response, if its like that I'll perhaps be more forward when I next call

Just make an appt soon. You don’t need to discuss it with the receptionist. The GP will see what you need when he/she meets you. Try not to worry too much - you will start to feel better soon.

Just been prescribed anti deps for pnd. Just called for an appointment and then had a chat with gp to see what I am feeling and at the end prescribed them. Think you need to push the receptionist to get an appointment and be honest with gp that cbt hasn't worked and you need something else.

I've just done this, I did an e-consultation first and wrote out what symptoms I was experiencing and what else I'd tried (counselling, exercise, meditating etc) but no lasting change over several years so I was contacting them specifically as I wanted to try medication. Writing it out was helpful as I had my 'rationale' all prepared and a doctor rang me back and prescribed sertraline after a short chat.

I'm sure the receptionist was just being flippant and didn't mean any harm but that was a really careless thing to say in her position. Ignore, and I hope all works out well for you x