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Dealing with anxiety, depression and chronic stress
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 22 11:54am | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
I agree! The medication route is NOT the one to initially travel down!! And Oh, Surprise! Psychiatrist's typically do only medication management and no therapy at all... so more than likely you will be placed on medication.
@synthiame take a look at the BEERS list. This is a list created by CMS of all the medications that are NOT recommended for the elderly. Perhaps a therapist, even a social worker that is a licensed cousenlor, a psychologist or psychD would be beneficial. But would definitely stay away from Practitioners wanting you to initially start taking medication.
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@kndaustin71 I All I am saying is this lady needs to see a doctor. Psychologist, psychiatrist, PCP someone. So they can examine her and maybe send her to a specialist or just need special attention that we do not know what she needs. She needs to be seen. Did not mean to say she needed meds. That would be the last thing but she was reaching out and she needs to be seen by some sort of doctor. Again you don't know unless you're over 65 and have had depression and anxiety and been disabled for it what it does to your body. My chest used to pump out so bad I thought it was having a heart attack. How do we know how bad this lady is anxiety-ridden and depressed? She needs to see a doctor bottom line. BTW it is the doctor that makes the decision and herself and her family.