u/Designer_Light1891

hi !!
i’m a 19 year old guy living in wales (no right to choose)

waiting times for an adhd assessment in my area range from 3-6 years under the NHS.

i myself and my family have thought for a very long time that i have adhd, and i received and autism diagnosis in 2022. i tried to get an adhd assessment through camhs (because i was underage) and they sent me a letter saying they looked at my case and rejected an assessment for me.

i am desperately hoping for an adhd assessment that would get me medication sometime soon, because i feel unfit to work due to what i & my family suspect is adhd.

i asked my doctor to submit an individual patient funding request and he said no, something about taking the normal pathway first.

i can’t afford to get a private diagnosis because i’m out of work, and can’t get into work because i can’t get a private diagnosis.

i just want to make money to support my girlfriend and our pets, to help out with the apartment and whatever else i can pay for. she does everything around here and i’m sick of doing nothing but i feel incapable of doing everything

i don’t really see any options and im desperately hoping to get a diagnosis soon because i can’t keep living like this. i just got kicked out of college (third year) because my attendance is so low. yes, third year in brackets (breaking the fourth wall here), because i got kicked out in the second year for the exact same reason. attendance starts out really well, then falls off as the next calendar year starts. usually gets to little to no attendance by march.

idk i just wish there was a way to get a diagnosis, even if they tell me i don’t have adhd so i can begin searching for other treatment that may help me, but i really do believe it’s adhd blocking my functioning.

i wish i could’ve completed my a levels and gotten a better future for both of us but i failed us and i hate it so much i just want to feel better

been prescribed gabapentin for 3 years and i’m in love with it. helps me focus, helps me balance better, helps me talk to people. it feels like a stimulant. i genuinely felt this way on coke, but i was constantly scared i was going to have a heart attack. on gabapentin, you get the focus and stimulation of coke. in my daily life, i have zero motivation for anything. i’m a fucking slob. but on gabapentin i’m a focusing BEAST. genuinely gabapentin has helped me learn so much and just focus entirely better in general. wonder drug, can’t wait for the dementia. and i was prescribed it for essential tremor! it acts as a nootropic for me, i feel wired and interested in EVERYTHING. i could talk for HOURS, just on a low 900mg dose!