Aw thanks ladies for your replies!
Dotty/CLKD - yes, I would have felt even more cheesed off if her first response had been to whack me on ADs. I've been on them for 20 years or so with some short breaks, I see it as a small price to pay for a normal life
I think it was going on the pill that triggered my first bout of feeling completely off my head, and that's how I feel now, which suggests it's my hormones playing up. Same thing happened with Mirena coil, which I ended up taking out myself as I was desperate to feel like myself again. Gaaaah.
I did feel a little rushed, maybe I should have requested a double appointment but not sure how much she would have listened. My daughter has been cutting herself since age 11, she had sessions with the children's mental health team which really helped but she's been to the GP and apparently now their waiting list is ridiculous. Looking into some alternatives, I didn't think of Mind even though I used to volunteer for them. My mind is going - thank you for that idea. School also has some resources which I've asked her to sign up for.
xxx