Got diagnosed with ADHD but getting a script is a nightmare. I've been in and out of clinics so many times. Today a doctor told me I'd have to go to therapy before getting a prescription cause I made the mistake of mentioning an abusive parent. I hate this system
Conversation
Replying to
Big lesson from all this: don't be honest with mental health professionals
7
7
112
These people keep telling me to make and show up for appointments in order to get help a prescription to fix my inability to do things like make and show up to appointments. Adderall lets me be normal - clean my room, run errands, but I can't fight the behemoth
12
2
67
Replying to
Ugh, like leading a dog by the nose.
For me, getting something for my dysthymia was a matter of talking to a nurse practitioner. They're more straightforward and less gatekeepy than doctors, for some reason. A couple friends of mine swear by them, too.
Sorry our system sucks.
Replying to
I was diagnosed with Aspergers as a child & but for the love/patience of my teachers/family/friends I never wouldve been able to cope. We've come a long way in the UK re mental health, mostly by helping people to accept who they are, warts and all. You be you, that's you can do
1
1
1
Replying to
Been there.🙄 Find a fresh psychiatrist and start over w/ yr diagnosis ppwk. Only talk about ADHD symptoms, don't veer into anything else MH related until at least a year in. Once they see you as a "model patient" you can go less often & be more real w/ them w/out overreactions.
1
1