Is this a change of circumstances? Baffled

bluefox
bluefox Community member Posts: 647 Empowering
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
So I’ve been waiting on the NHS for a psychiatrist appointment and I thought I’d pay for one privately due to the delays. 

Anyway, the psychiatrist wrote in my letter that Prozac had reduced my anxiety, as well as my OCD symptoms but continued to diagnose me with panic disorder, agoraphobia and anxiety. 

I tried to communicate with her that any reduction meant going from high extremes to highly severe. As I still can’t do my own shopping for food, clothes, or even pick up my own prescriptions. I still can’t even play football like I used to for 17 years either. 

Anyway, it’s baffled me because in the follow up review clinic letter she mentions considerable anxiety and changing my prescriptions to one week only due to risk. 

So the question is, is a reduction in anxiety a change of circumstances?

The only thing I have done differently is tried to attempt a walk, accompanied with a friend round the block, which takes 10 minutes and is less than a mile. 

I still need transport to important medical appointments and can’t do things on my own due to anxiety and seizures. 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
     If you still qualify for LCWRA/Support Group then there's no changes to report.
  • bluefox
    bluefox Community member Posts: 647 Empowering
    poppy123456 said:
     If you still qualify for LCWRA/Support Group then there's no changes to report.
    I don’t know if I do or not based on her comments? 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    Going from high extremes to highly severe will not mean you no longer qualify for LCWRA. The letter is her opinion, it doesn't mean it's the correct one. Only you know exactly how your conditions affect you.
  • bluefox
    bluefox Community member Posts: 647 Empowering
    poppy123456 said:
    Going from high extremes to highly severe will not mean you no longer qualify for LCWRA. The letter is her opinion, it doesn't mean it's the correct one. Only you know exactly how your conditions affect you.
    Yeah if anything, if you read the context of the letter it mentions having suicidal thoughts on journeys. I mean, that’s surely not an improvement. If anything, I’ve got worse and more agitated. My friends are really not happy. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    When you see medical professionals for such appointments they are only seeing you for a very short amount of time. They write the letters based on what they see, it doesn't mean it's factual, it's their opinions. As i advised, there's nothing to report here.
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,906 Championing
    @bluefox I am so sorry to hear you haven't been getting better. I just wanted to check in as you mentioned friends, do you have support around you? 

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