Do I have to be diagnosed with anxiety/depression to be prescribed meds?

Question

I know I have anxiety and I may have depression... I was in counseling for a while but due to money issues I had to stop going. Lately I’ve been so on edge that anytime something small happens I will have a nervous breakdown and bawl my eyes out. I feel like some meds could help me out but I was told I couldn’t just go to the doctor and I’d have to see a therapist to be diagnosed.

Answer

Yup. You have to have a diagnosis. No doctor just prescribed meds without a diagnosis. If they do, they lose their job.

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Yes

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I didn’t. I have never been diagnosed with anxiety and my doctor still prescribed me something, but I have been diagnosed with depression so that could be what helped make all the difference from not having an actual anxiety diagnoses.

Answer

You have to see a doctor. Doesn’t have to be a therapist. My regular doctor prescribed Zoloft for me after one visit. She did do a PTSD screening on me though.

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Yes.

Do I have to be diagnosed with anxiety/depression to be prescribed meds?

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