Rainbow - it took my T 3 years to convince me that meds were a good idea for my anxiety, and it took me another 3 months to get up the courage to contact the p-doc she recommended. It took a bit of trial and error to find the right med for me, but my p-doc started my on such a low dose each time that the side effects were very minimal.

I am so very, very grateful that my T convinced me to try meds. I told my T that I actually am starting to feel like the person I project to the rest of the world. Most people see me as calm, confident, strong. Inside, I've always just been a big ball of anxiety. My biggest problem was that my physical symptoms of anxiety were so severe that I could never get myself calm enough to get to a point where I could think through things. Now, with meds, the physical reaction is under enough control that when I start to feel anxious, I can slow down and think, and not get overwhelmed.

It wouldn't hurt to meet with a p-doc and at least ask some questions. Meeting with one does not automatically mean you'll have to start taking meds. The p-doc can offer their opinion, tell you what meds they think might be helpful, and you can go home and research and think about it. My p-doc didn't put any pressure on me at all, and was totally willing to let me ask questions and think about his suggestions before I started meds.