Thank you all for your input. I probably should have gone into more detail. I have Hashimotos, depression and anxiety. Oh and insomnia as well. Anyway my primary doctor is the one that wanted me on Zoloft. I resisted for a few weeks. It was a punch in the gut to hear a doctor tell me I needed medication for depression.

So mind you this doctor has diagnosed me with anxiety and depression. And has treated my Hashimotos since I was diagnosed 4 years ago.

My neighbor mentioned to me about an emotional support pet. I asked my doctor about it and he wrote a letter for me. Unfortunately my apartment management needed their own form filled out. I signed the release and they mailed him the form. His nurse called me and said I needed to come in to get the form filled out. I'm figuring that he wanted to make it an office visit so he would get paid but whatever. I made the appointment, took time off work and paid the copay.

The first thing he said when he walked in the door is he wouldn't fill out the form because he didn't agree with the way it was worded, even though he completely agreed that the dog would help me.

So that tells me that he reviewed the paperwork before my appointment and knew that he wasn't going to sign it before I came in. I was more pissed about him wasting my time and money than anything.

I guess I'll have to go online or to a therapist.

I'm hoping the dog will help in 2 ways. One, with my depression. Secondly with the Hashimotos I have zero motivation to exercise. I'm exhausted. This way I'll be forced to get out and walk the dog.

Again, thanks for your input everyone