Thanks for the replies,

The doc took the decision out of my hands and has signed me off for 4 weeks. She refused to let me go back until my meds have changed and stabilised. So that made the decision easier for me. So far work is very supportive and I can't fault my manager, however, I have the guilt of letting my coworkers down, as you do with this profession, they'll struggle without me and I know that.

Feel very shocked about how forceful the gp was about it. In hindsight she was what I needed 5 years ago with my last episode. I need someone to take the decision out of my hands and to take that pressure off my shoulders. It does help with a bit of the guilt.

I think I'm developing psychosis symptoms. She was quite concerned about the things I mentioned above, no wonder she doesn't want me back at work really!