I’ve (F19) been adhd diagnosed since 2024. I see my psychiatrist every 3 months to review my medication and just check in etc. standard procedure i think.
after receiving my diagnosis I got prescribed a low dose of Concerta XL and since beginning it, I violently shit and vomited every morning upon taking it (with food or without) for about month, so naturally, I called and I brought up these side effects to my psychiatrist and she told me to stop taking it.
Grand. Side effects gone. Happy out.
Next few appointments go over the course of maybe 6ish months, i spend those focusing on medicating my anxiety and depression since my mental state plummeted unexpectedly (unrelated to adhd meds) and needed an increased dose on my antidepressants.
Medicating my ADHD again was never brought up again until I asked at a recent appointment. She tells me that I seem to function fine without it and dont need it.
Bestie.
I didnt even finish school i dropped out at 17
Since 16 I havent been able to handle a job for longer than a month
cleaning, eating and sleeping especially is overwhelmingly difficult.
I feel like genuinely one of the most dysfunctional and behind in life person in the world.
I bring it up again, this time with my mom present and suddenly she tells this clinic doesn’t specialise in ADHD treatment.
Right. Fine. We ask for a referral to one that does.
She tells me to do my own research on private clinics because other places currently have year long waiting lists.
We call some clinics and with some ungodly luck, we got a virtual appointment within a couple weeks. Come the day of the appointment that we *specified* was for a medication consult. We talk to the consultant for less than 5 minutes before she tells us she can’t prescribe anything virtually since it’s a controlled substance.
big fucking sigh.