Am I running out of options?

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So i've been suffering with depression and anxiety for the last 3-5 years (diagnosed and not), been through Citalopram, Sertraline, and now Mirtazipine (with varied dosage of each). Felt no benefit of Cit, Sert played hard on my symptoms with side effects mainly of a sexual health nature, and mirtazipine is just making me drowsy for hours when i wake...

I have asked my GP to change but shes saying she'll have to speak to Psych health to see what can be offered and to just carry on with the mirtaz, feel like im being fobbed off. On a 7 month wait for councelling and already been through a course of cbt offered by my employer occupational health, to no avail.

Really dont know what to do...

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Generally changing medication to often is counterproductive. You need to allow for the drug too work.The medications you are taking need to be given time to get used to then. The drugs are much of a sameness, if you keep changing and you keep changing you can run out of options The Doctors dont seem to return to the earlier drug and try something new, they run out new medications to choose and this will become counterproductive in dealing with you mental health.

I have been on my medication now for twenty years and now I am reducing the dose to minimal. You have tried my medication and sad to say I think you passed over this on

BOB

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I've been on so many more meds than you have; 30 years more! Nothing worked. I did CBT and DBT also nothing. Group therapy, one on one therapy... Interestingly enough, the very last med I was on was Mirtazapine. It worked really well for me BUT, the side effects were brutal. The sleepiness, the enormous weight gain, the huge rise in my cholesterol. I stayed on it for almost a year, then had to quit. Within three months I was back to my normal weight and my bloodwork was normal as well. And I felt good for the first time in YEARS, unmedicated!!So here I am 4 years no meds, feeling ok with my fingers crossed that things stay that way. I'm not sure why but I hope things stay this way. Good luck and don't give up! You still have so many more options open to you!