To ask Gp to Px adhd medicine

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I don't have a diagnosis yet I am waiting for an assessment
I am thirty and about to embark on my second hopefully finished degree
I was the most stereotypical girl with Adhd but I was told I was loud and loved to make people laugh, interrupted and got out of my chair to the point I had a behaviour book (it makes my heart break that shaming of a child) never naughty in a violent or cruel way but yes I messed around
Never paid attention at uni and scraped a pass
Raised kids for the last 7 years

I've had enough and I'm starting a new career but my adhd is holding me back so badly I cant easily do a task unless I'm alone and silent or I use many lists which I lose

I am not late for things but don't remember they are happneninf

I get up from the table 40 times a meal
I don't eat because I don't even sit for that

I am waiting to speak to GP next week, I assume they would refer me but can the GP px or what can I do?

Aibu to at least try

These are awful examples but I can't be bothered to expand I just know I do have it and I want to ask my GP

If they won't is there a place that is affordable not 5k for a diagnosis my GP will accept and then px on NHS until I can see the consultant psychiatrist or perhaps I could contact the perinatal mental health trust

As far as I'm aware you cannot have medicine for ADHD without a formal diagnosis. My DS has ADHD and is medicated at school. They are highly controlled drugs.

Your GP will not be able to initiate this drug, it has to be consultant led.

Yes they will refer you, no they won’t prescribe anything until you have the diagnosis from a mental health specialist as per NICE guidance. All the best OP

They'll discuss medication at your assessment if they diagnose you with adhd.

The gp won't be able to help you until you're diagnosed.

Hello OP,
here is a link to ADHD aware on the different options to getting an assessment and how to make sure if you are diagnosed, it will be accepted by the NHS.
https://adhdaware.org.uk/what-is-adhd/getting-nhs-diagnosis/

It includes a way to email them for help.

You won't be able to get the meds without a diagnosis and some GPs don't accept a private diagnosis for an ADHD prescription either.

We re not in the UK but the drugs are highly controlled. DS has to see a Dr every month. And I have to get the prescription to a named pharmacy within 24 hrs....

You sound like a person who has spent way too much time watching tik toks about adhd symptoms and self diagnosed yourself because you think it sounds cute.

And now you are looking for meds from your doc?that's not how any of this works

The gp isn't going to prescribe highly controlled drugs based on your self diagnosis.

They may refer you but be prepared to wait. Anecdotally, the waiting lists in our area are approximately 50 months.

You won't be able to get any medication on the NHS without an assessment, even then a GP cannot start prescribing them, they just get 'handed over' prescribing it on the say so of a consultant. If you go private you'll more than likely have to pay privately for any prescriptions. There's very good reason medication for ADHD isn't prescribed on a whim and GPs don't have the specific depth of knowledge to make that decision. It's unfortunate the wait lists are so long but sadly it is what it is.

It's good that you recognise your adhd tendencies. As above posters say you need a diagnosis and drugs are consultant led. And assessment times are very long.
If you've read in the media that drugs are handed out like sweeties at the drop of a hat this can come as a surprise.
What you can do is take tips and work arounds from fb self help groups.
Do go see GP. Get yourself on waiting list. It is worth it.

Even if you get diagnosed and prescribed drugs on the NHS, the GP will only do “shared care”, when the psychiatrist monitors you for a few months on the drugs; then if you are ok on the drug, they write to the GP and tell them what to prescribe. The GP won’t change the dose - you have to go back to the psychiatrist for that.

Depending on the drug, the psychiatrist might want an ECG done first as well, because some drugs can affect the heart.

As it's a controlled drug, the GP is guided by a consultant.

The GP can only prescribe after a formal diagnosis, a thorough exam to see if it's suitable and a treatment plan with regular check ups put in place.

So no. The GP won't prescribe just because you asked.

What a deeply unpleasant response

A GP cannot prescribe ADHD meds. A diagnosis also still doesn’t mean you will get prescribed meds. I got diagnosed on the NHS 4 years ago and the consultant still wouldn’t prescribe ADHD meds, he wanted to try months of anxiety meds first, then trial anti depressants if that didn’t work w he would consider adhd meds.

Dont assume a diagnosis will mean you are automatically put on adhd meds, they will look at your life and decide how it’s impacted etc .

My DC’s medication (melatonin) can only be prescribed by a paediatrician, dispensed by the hospital and at each renewal has to be discussed and prescribed by a pharmacist. The GP cannot prescribe or dispense anything.

@SparklyBlackKitten don't spend your time like this

Slightly off topic but what does px mean? Is it prescribe? I've never seen it before

Px means prescribe.