Urgent Help required - PIP form filling question

ilovechickpeas

Q1: listing your conditions, medications and treatments 

Hi,

I’m currently in the process of claiming pip I need to fill the form in and post it.

I have one question regarding the section in the pip form about medication,

I suffer from mental health depression and anxiety, in the past - couple of years ago I was prescribe by my GP  medication such as sertaline for my depression and propolol for my anxiety, I was also prescribe sleeping pills.

However, currently at this moment in time I’m no longer taking them or on a repeat prescription, and also haven’t updated my prescription with my GP, because of the side effects I’m no longer taking these. 

I’m taking other natural alternatives such as herbal supplements   and CBD oil to help ease my anxiety and depressive symptoms.

I just wanted to know should I still include in the form the medication i was prescribe by my GP in the past and the natural alternatives I’m currently taking? 

Also, 

if I’m no longer taking prescription medication  will this effect/go against  my claim for pip ? 

Should I include information about any other  treatments in the future such as   therapy sessions, I’m currently on the NHS waiting list for counselling and I also have telephone numbers for other private  counsellors which I’m planning to get in touch with. 

Tori_Scope

Hi @haffyali  

However, currently at this moment in time I’m no longer taking them or on a repeat prescription, and also haven’t updated my prescription with my GP, because of the side effects I’m no longer taking these. 

Do you mind me asking whether your GP is aware that you've stopped taking the medication you were prescribed? 

I hope that you don't have to wait too long for the counselling, and that you find it helpful!

ilovechickpeas

@Tori_Scope hi mate, I haven’t had a repeat prescription for a while now so my best bet is my GP is aware of it. It’s on my medical records stating on my medicine list . 


 Will this impact my claim for PIP? Please forgive me I overthink these things,  I’d rather not take them because I’m really scared of the side effects hence why I’ve took the more natural supplements route instead.

ilovechickpeas

Will the assessor ask me why I’m not on prescription medication on repeat ? 

poppy123456

haffyali said:

 Will this impact my claim for PIP? Please forgive me I overthink these things, 

No. Lots of people claim PIP successfully and don't take any medication.

haffyali said:

Will the assessor ask me why I’m not on prescription medication on repeat ? 

If they ask then tell them why you don't take it. Just add it to the form you filled in as advised by Bibliokelpt.

Cartini

Biblioklept said:

Definitely include that you're on the waiting list for therapies. There's no need to list medication if you're not taking it but it would probably be good to explain why you're not taking any currently (like the reasons you've said here).  

The application form asks for current and previous medication.  I put down previous medication and why I`m no longer using it (reasons varied from "not suitable for an asthmatic" to "Drs now refuse to prescribe opioids".

poppy123456

I think whether you should include previous medication will depend on how big a list that is. I never included any of that because if I did then my list would be several pages long. 

Cartini

poppy123456 said:

I think whether you should include previous medication will depend on how big a list that is. I never included any of that because if I did then my list would be several pages long.