Hi longbob
And like Christopher opened up with, "Welcome to Beyond Blue" and I would suspect that all the posters on this site agree with you 100% when you stated that Beyond Blue is a brilliant organisation. Hear hear. 🙂
What does concern me a bit is if your doc is vague about medications/anti depressants. That wouldn't fill me with a lot of confidence if he were treating me for my depression.
I don't want to turn you off your doc at all, but with depressive illnesses and symptoms, etc you need someone who is suitably qualified to assist you with your positive path forward. Just as another option if you'd like to do this (and absolutely no dramas if you don't - but I thought I'd just mention it, just in case you weren't aware) on this site, Beyond Blue have a large list of GP's that you can do a search on and hopefully you'll find one or more in your local area. These GP's are here because they specialise in mental health issues and as such would be beneficial to anybody seeking out professional assistance. They may decide you need further professional help and could refer you to a psych (or not, all depending) and they would be able to provide you with professional advice regarding which type of medication would suit you best and the best ways for easing into something like that (again, depending on whether they feel this would be the way to go for you).
I hope that all made sense.
Kind regards
Neil
