PIP Update Form

Hello,
I received the PIP update form as my award runs out in about a year.

My health is the same as it was when I got my award. There have been a few more interventions/help from mental health organisations and my medication has changed.

My last medication was making me unbelievably tired and all I did was slept all the time. My new medication is for severe depression and my Dr recommended me this one as it has relatively few side effects for most people. I seem to be very sensitive/have adverse side effects to most medications. Do I explain this in the form?

I have had a lot of input from various outside organisations to help me remain in work. Currently I have help from NHS Occupational Therapy to help management put in reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice to both myself and management about health concerns within the workplace. I also have help from a couple of outside mental health organisations, one is peer support and they are trained counselors and offer support/advice regarding day to ay problems faced by M.H condition and the other is a befriender as I struggle mixing with others and accompanies and participates in activity as I'm unable to do this myself. Do I mention this? The befiender is temporary and will probably be coming to an end soon. This is added help but my health remains the same, is this something I should add too?

Also I never put this in my PIP form and I'm reluctant to add it as it might make them more inclined to send me to a face to face. Communication - Due to my m.h problems namely anxiety/unhelpful thoughts I find the way people look at me quite threatening, this can be worsened when I'm under stress. fatigued, anxious. Should I mention this? I knew this was a problem before but did not see this as something to add to my PIP form as I had explained my problems with mixing with others although the above was not explained.

Thank you in advance.

Hi Gordon,

Thanks for your response.

The change to my medication doesn't effect my limitations. Tiredness and fatigue are due to anxiety and various mental health problems. The medication I was on previously made me more tired and fatigued but my medication is not the cause of my limitations. Is there a PIP review form guide on the members only section? I couldn't find it earlier.

Thanks in advance.