klamity
both myself and hubby have been on meds for a long time, as each time things start getting better something else crops up, i started my meds in march 05, and they got increased throught 05 and then in 07 i thought they were not working any more so i asked for them to be changed, hubby started his meds sept 05 and changed them two or three times but hes been on the last lot since then

he also has been prescribed diazopam while things got rough there for a bit
also has meds to help settle his tum when he gets anxious

ppl take meds for diferant lenghs of time it depends if they are helping you or not

http://www.mind.org.uk/ all she needs to do is refer you to mind

is your social worker with your mental health team