Questions about renewing GP authority
I was diagnosed with ADHD 2 years ago at the age of 24, the same day as my diagnosis the psychiatrist gave my GP authority to prescribe stimulants. Which I’ve had a lot of success with the past two years.
Last week my GP told me that his authority had run out, which I didn’t know happened. And that I would need to visit the psychiatrist again, the psychiatrists office called me after and told me that the psychiatrist I had my initial appointment with doesn’t work there anymore, and I would need to meet with a new one for a 45 min appointment which would cost $1100, with an $800 rebate.
I can’t afford that! I’m on Centrelink (my goal is to get a job this year after completing my bachelors last year). I’m in Melbourne, is this just the cost of getting a new authority done by a psychiatrist? I’m just shocked at how expensive it is.
I’m feeling really down about it, do we just have to pay $1,000+ every two years to get medication that we need?