hi Jazzy,
I think it's that different t's have very different opinions about meds. I've been to about 13 t's in my life. Two of them suggested anti-depressants on or near the first visit. I think they obviously just believed in anti-depressants, since they hardly knew anything about me except I said I was depressed. One of them continued suggesting it and I decided to stop seeing her for various reasons, including her pro-med orientation. I'm not sure I'm against meds, but she didn't seem cautious enough about them to me. The rest of the t's never mentioned meds.
Anyway, the result of all this experience is it seems like it's totally up to me whether to try anti-depressants. It doesn't seem like medical professionals really have much to go on in that decision. I wouldn't take your current t's recommendation as a suggestion that something is more seriously wrong than you thought before, I think she just has a different perspective about how to deal with it. If you don't want to take meds, I think she should respect that and not continue to push you. If you're not sure, it's trickier. You can ask her to discuss the pros and cons, but you already know her perspective. You are the one who has to decide.
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