Okej, so you’re diagnosed but you’re self-medicating?
Just a heads up that they will probably drug screen you if you get a prescription and if you’re asking for the medication that’s like a giant red flag to them, even if you’re diagnosed.
It’s ironic because “use-disorder” (not saying you have it) is very common for ADHD and from what I’ve read giving us the actual working medication lowers the risk of self-medicating with other stuff. Recurring theme with drugs really. Punishing and “withholding” is just pushing people ways from treatment/rehabilitation instead of giving them way to safely transition from the self-medication stuff into “normal” with an already established safety net but I digress…
The reality in the European public healthcare system is that it is incredibly draining and time consuming to get medicated for ADHD, i’ve been trying for almost a year now, i’m completely at my wit’s end because i just can’t afford to pay out of pocket every time i run out of meds and i seriously do not know how to handle this shit any longer.
Ooof. OK this is really fucking draining for me to explain but what I mean by this is that it would not be an option for me to pay out of pocket to see a psychiatrist every time I need a new prescription. I could maybe afford that once, but not every 3 months or so.
If you still don’t get that I am unmedicated and cannot afford to fix that by just throwing money at the problem please for the love of god stop replying.
No, they do not prescribe me anything and I can’t afford to visit a psychiatrist without going through my insurance.
Okej, so you’re diagnosed but you’re self-medicating?
Just a heads up that they will probably drug screen you if you get a prescription and if you’re asking for the medication that’s like a giant red flag to them, even if you’re diagnosed.
It’s ironic because “use-disorder” (not saying you have it) is very common for ADHD and from what I’ve read giving us the actual working medication lowers the risk of self-medicating with other stuff. Recurring theme with drugs really. Punishing and “withholding” is just pushing people ways from treatment/rehabilitation instead of giving them way to safely transition from the self-medication stuff into “normal” with an already established safety net but I digress…
I said at no point that i am on medication, i just clarified i’m unmedicated, why do you keep putting words in my mouth? Seriously, what the fuck?
Okej. You wrote:
That’s what got me confused.
Ooof. OK this is really fucking draining for me to explain but what I mean by this is that it would not be an option for me to pay out of pocket to see a psychiatrist every time I need a new prescription. I could maybe afford that once, but not every 3 months or so.
If you still don’t get that I am unmedicated and cannot afford to fix that by just throwing money at the problem please for the love of god stop replying.
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