Hi all. In the past I went to a psychiatrist that prescribed me seroquel and nothing else. I was completely unhappy with the drug, I gained 20 kgs and was constantly dazed and cloudy and numbed to the core. I didn't want sex, I didn't want to paint (my passion)... so I went to look for a new psychiatrist.

I'm super deep in a (mixed) depression episode and all the waiting lists for psychiatrists are so long. I finally found one and he prescribed me Sertraline (an SSRI). When I said I was hesitant to take it without a moodstabiliser to back it up, he said he doesn't want to prescribe any of that yet. First he wants to see how big of a problem the moodswings really are???

I feel like he's questioning my diagnosis. I feel so uncomfortable. And I'm so scared of those new meds. But I have to do something because every day I sink further and further into my depression  and I see no way out. This psychiatrist was my last hope. What should I do??? Please help me