Back in 2017, I was diagnosed with ADHD, GAD, Phobic specific anxiety disorder, and OCD. Even so it still took three years before anyone would prescribe me stimulants because the anxiety meds didn’t make much of a difference.
I made the case that maybe my adhd being untreated my whole life might be the reason the other conditions developed. I literally cannot turn the noise in my brain down. Anyway, I was right, the stimulants were life changing. No more panic, no more obsessive thoughts leading to rituals in order to get into a moving vehicle as a passenger. Hell, I was even able to drive myself places again.
Before I moved I got all the documentation I could get from my psychiatrist and she wrote me a letter for continuity of care. Unfortunately my GP told me it was worthless and that I have to start the process all over again and that there’s a waiting list, and the person they were sending referrals to isn’t taking any more patients. My only other option is to go private which I cannot afford.
I got a job as a teacher and I love my job, but without my meds I am struggling to survive. Everything down to basic hygiene is a Herculean task. I feel my anxiety creeping back up, I’m back to relying on the ritual I developed to get on the busses/trams to get to and from work. I’m self medicating with Red Bull it’s so bad. It helps some but it’s sooooo much sugar.
I don’t know what do. The fact that it’s easier and cheaper to get medical cannabis is insane to me. I have tried using medical cannabis for the anxiety and it helps with the panic attacks but I’m a teacher, obviously I can’t take that to work with me.
I’m in Manchester, I am desperate for help. Is there a GP, or even someone private who might honour my conti