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awkward-teabag · 2 years

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I am so beyond tired of this. I can't reasonably work/have a source of income without ADHD meds. I don't have a chance of getting on disability without a diagnosis (leaving out that two doctors would need to confirm it 'cause of course people would fake a disability to get... $1300 a month 🙄).

Except I can't get on meds without a diagnosis because ADHD meds are a controlled substance the same as benzos and opioids.

And I'm over 6 months waiting to see a psych and may need to wait another 18+.

And this assumes the psych will even diagnose me with ADHD because I'm an AFAB abuse victim so I can mask really well and a lot of the ADHD diagnostic criteria is based on 10 year old boys.

And in the meantime, I can't work (well I could but capitalism loves forcing people to work shitty hours and do several jobs at once; also there's the whole pandemic thing that's on-going) and I can't do any "gig" stuff to bring in money there because depression + ADHD means nothing gets done.

So everything is hinging on seeing a psych but who knows when that will be.

#this is why you get your kids tested/diagnosed when they're a kid #it tends to go faster for kids 'cause school grades and it being considered normal #to drug your kid to get them to perform better or so you don't have to parent them #it's a bitch as an adult because it's assumed you're faking or it's nbd 'cause 'you made it this far'#oh and because it's a controlled substance that means doctors not licensed in my province are not allowed to prescribe it either #not sure if nurse practitioners can prescribe it come to think of it #if not that means i absolutely need a psych in my city to give me meds #even if i could get diagnosed in a different one #and can i just say all this waiting is murder with adhd because of the whole forgetting thing?#ranting 'cause i'm pissed and the government just said it's not a big deal for people waiting for biopsies #to wait 3 months #when it could be an aggressive cancer and 3 months is the difference between recovery and hospice

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