None of my business, but from the "been there" gallery I'll offer this: in cases of impending travel, some GPs will write a limited, small prescription for anti-anxiety medication. this is not ideal, but my thinking was this: So what if it's not considering the larger/underlying issues or problems - going overseas with some medication is better than going with none, just in case. And while it's not the flying itself that is the problem, the GP doesn't have time to and isn't trained to get into the underlying stuff with me. It's enough that the GP gives me something for the symptoms. And if I have to slightly overstate them as they are related to fear of flying, so be it. (in other words, since you can't have anyone do anything about the underlying stuff right now, and you are in fact trying and have been waitlisted, you might see what a GP or wait-list-less doc can do about a ten-or-so-pill script to get you through your flying-related panic attacks. that flying is not the real issue isn't the point). YMMV.
Good luck; no fun. (I went script-less and without treatment for many years because I didn't know there was a name for those episodes - I had a different definition of "panic" and never thought for a sec that any of that stuff applied to me. Given everything else that was going on, I'm not sure I could have enjoyed England much at all in the moments that I did without the meds I got a script for right before I went.)
Thanks for the tips. I may try getting some sort of med through the university's clinic psychiatrist, as I don't have a good way to get a GP right now (I'm an international student and don't have time to get referred via the university to one of its approved GPs; those waitlists are long too. Don't get me wrong, I love Canada's socialized medicine, but it does mean holding your breath for some long stretches if you've got no money or other insurance). I haven't really been evaluated for any type of meds in any extensive way, in any event. But I definitely think I'll address this more thoroughly when I return in August.
Good luck; no fun. (I went script-less and without treatment for many years because I didn't know there was a name for those episodes - I had a different definition of "panic" and never thought for a sec that any of that stuff applied to me. Given everything else that was going on, I'm not sure I could have enjoyed England much at all in the moments that I did without the meds I got a script for right before I went.)
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