Scared I'm going to pass out at my own wedding

@ Elizabeth If you are going to get verbally defensive about this, then that is your choice. It is a rare situation in which I speak to any psychological circumstances such as this and for obviously good reason. Most MD, DO, NP or PAC have very basic knowledge about psychotropic medications, unless they work in a mental health setting. Many people have difficulty getting access to a psychiatrist (whose primary role remains writing a script) which is why many primary doctors have ended up prescribing medications in the first place.

I also didn't say her therapist can advise her medically. My exact quote was "If her therapist is good and ethical she can coordinate with her doctor as well".

As such my posts are intended to be helpful/informative to the OP alone, so I am done posting on this topic.

Oh Pam... I think you added that "if her therapist is good and ethical" because when I read it the first time you posted it it just ended with her "therapist... Advising her medically."

I think you all need some weed.

@Pam when you're going to be offensive, I'm going to get defensive. Perhaps you shouldn't have started out by assuming you're the only knowledgeable person and saying everyone else can sit down. Or maybe you should have refrained from posting false information about a class of medications which are, according to all studies, helpful for anxiety. Or maybe you could quit assuming that therapists have a broader knowledge of psychotropic agents than medical doctors who actually study pharmacology, metabolism, and biochemistry and know that you don't give a DNA test to everyone you start on an SSRI.

And FYI, you said the following:

"I too recommended she speak with her current therapist, which is in fact the only person who should be advising her medically"

That isn't you saying her therapist should be advising her medically?

I think the main point of this thread has been very constructive. I got more information through a frank discussion here than I did through scattered conversations here and there. At no point did I get medical advice and when I asked for it, the response was to talk to my doctor. That alone makes this forum stand out to the many, many threads I've seen over the years where advice is thrown left right and centre without regard to its validity or how dangerous it may be if taken out of context.

My therapist will not advise me medically, she has already stated clearly that she can refer me if I wish, but so far I've been telling her "No, please no". She then suggested some herbal supplements, which worked on the surface but didn't prevent more episodes. She's been insisting I take at least 4 days off to do nothing but lie down for the past couple of months, and so far it hasn't been possible. Working on it though...

I did some of the exercises on the Smiling Mind app. I have talked to my dad about taking some days off before the wedding. I've also talked to my fiance and insisted we hire people on a couple of things so we don't need to do them ourselves. I can't accept help from vendors in the US as I'm in Europe (Cyprus).

Will let you guys know what my therapist says and who she recommends. Psychiatrists around here prescribe stuff without any testing, the psychiatrist who gave me Seroxat after 3 minutes of talking and with no testing said "we give these out like aspirin". That gives you an idea of how easy it is to get your hands on pills around here

Just to let everyone who was wondering know, having discussed this with my therapist and my doctor, we're going to put meds on hold until I can get some days off work(s) next week. I've been taking some medication to help with vertigo and visited a nutritionist having had some blood tests done (vitamin D deficiency and low iron, unsurprisingly). Also booked an appointment to start meditation classes. I really think these steps will go a long way in helping out. If my energy levels go up with rest, proper food and the miracle vertigo pills, I'll be ok. My episodes tend to happen several times a week so I'll know pretty soon if I should get treatment or if what I'm trying actually works.