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I have severe anxiety and ocd and I want to see someone about it but I don't want to take medication anymore. And when I go to talk to someone they always bring up medication. I have went through 10 different medications and I think I am now worse off than I was before. I want to get help and get better but im tired of getting medication thrown at me. does anybody know someone between tampa and ft. Meyers that does not push medication at people.

So I just started to take a trial of antibiotics for 14 days but I am very stressed out. I am very anxious whether or not abx will help me or not. The dr I spoke with said he is almost positive that I have PANDAS but my mom is causing more issues. First off I don't have the money to do this myself so my parents have been helping me. I give them money when I can and try to not ask for anything. But my mom is very negative to me or she tries to tell me what to do. And in the past when things like medication or other things weren't helping she would say "well what are you going to do now" and I just here that in my head daily and I have grown very distant from them and angry. every time they come around I just get really frustrated and I don't want to talk to them. But I feel very hopeless and feel that whether I take abx or not i wont be able to tell if they are helping or not because i feel my parents are contributing to the problem. sure after I beg them for help they help me financially but they don't understand that their words hurt and the are making my situation worse. I am 24, and I keep on wondering whether or not i should wait until i move out to do this but i don't know if that's possible right now. I just feel like things aren't going anywhere.

I am 24 and my brother is 27. but I don't know what his symptoms are. all I know Is that he has become very negative over the years and he is hard to be around a lot of the times. Thank you for your response, I will offer the information and let him make a decision. unfortunately I have been avoiding my family for the most part because I have just started a trial run of antibiotics and my family has been kind of controlling about it which is a little stressful. I know they mean well but I feel I just need some space. The PANDAS dr I spoke with on the phone said he is 90% sure that its pandas. so im just trying to relax. Also I have a question, I had to pretty much pull teeth to get a trial of antibiotics from my DR. so I was wondering if anybody in the Tampa St. Pete area knew of someone who would be able to provide help in the future. But I cant see Dr. Murphy because I am an adult.

So I recently had my first consultation with Dr. k and after speaking with him, which I think was the first time I was able to have a real conversation with a doctor. But from what he gathered, he told me PANDAS is close to definite and to start on antibiotics to see what happens. but I am now wondering about my brother. he has been dealing with serious anxiety as well. he doesn't live at home but I know he is struggling. I would like to tell him but I feel I should wait to see what happens first before sending him in the wrong direction. I think I just answerd my own question right now and im just doubting myself.

thank you for your replies, Hearing good things about Dr.K helps. I just have some concerns about lyme aswell because as a kid I played in the woods a lot a remember being bitten by a couple ticks.

After begging my parents I am finally going to see Dr K in Illinois. They have been very skeptical about everything but I felt like getting tests should be done to either rule it in, or rule it out. Also unfortunately I have been dealing with obsessing about obsessing and going through withdrawals after adverse reactions. So Im going to give myself a little break. this forum is very helpful and knowledgeable and I probably wouldn't be seeing this doctor but its a minefield for my anxiety. thank you everyone.

Hello, ok so I was suspected of having PANDAS and have searched to find a doctor that would help. I live in florida and tried the Rothman Center but I am an adult so they cant see me. So I found Dr. K in Chicago but my parents aren't willing to see him. So im just curious, what tests would be helpful to get. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you,