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What if I'm getting help and I'm still not better?
If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 or go to A&E. If you need urgent mental-health help but it is not an emergency, use NHS 111 online or call 111 and select the mental-health option.
Treatment not helping enough is something to review, not proof that you are beyond help.
What you need to know
Treatment not helping enough is something to review, not proof that you are beyond help. Explain whether there is no improvement, partial improvement, side effects or practical barriers. Treatment intensity, therapy, medication or specialist input may need review. Do not make prescribed-medication changes alone.
Make it a conversation, not a test
You are allowed to ask questions, explain what matters to you and say when something is not helping. Mental-health care should be based on your needs, circumstances and appropriate clinical assessment.
Keep going
Getting proper help · Talking to your GP · NHS Talking Therapies
Sources & further reading
- NHS — mental health treatments
- NHS — talking therapies
- NHS — antidepressants
- NICE — depression in adults
Educational information only. Treatment should be based on an individual assessment with an appropriate healthcare professional.