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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you to everyone for the encouraging words. For those who asked, I was prescribed lexapro.

I have avoided coming back to the thread because I didn't want bad financial news to further cloud my decision to get help. After thinking about it for the last couple of days and thinking about what is best for me and my family I have decided to start the rx and see if it helps.

I started this thread because I was pretty proud of myself for getting the courage up and discussing this with a doctor and getting help. I was raised in a family where the outlook for dealing with problems was along the lines of 'deal with it, everyone has problems.' Therapy was for people who had the luxury of time and money. Only as the years (decades) have passed have relatives started to acknowledge and openly discuss that anxiety and depression are prevalent in our family. While I don't think I will proactively tell people, I'm not ashamed and, in fact am proud of myself. To the pp who mentioned discussing it with their kids when they are older, I like this approach. I want them to know that it's ok to get help.

I would like to be a better version of me, for myself and my family. I hope this is the first step in the right direction.

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