In my very strong opinion Physicians including family doctors and specialists have absolutely no business prescribing these kinds of drugs. We should only accept these sorts of prescriptions from a psychiatrist. These drugs need to be monitored very closely with the complete knowledge of a patient’s history that is only revealed in therapy. I am sorry if I am coming on too strong but I have a real beef with this stuff and there are much better drugs out there that MD’s don’t get financial kick backs for prescribing. My T agrees that some of these drugs frequently prescribed do not belong out there.
If your T is not licensed to prescribe ask her for a referral to someone who is. Don't leave it to your medical doctor.