to want to medicate DD’s ADHD but don’t know how to?

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MigraineMarnie · 05/09/2023 20:50

Long and short of it is that DD is massively struggling in secondary school and we have finally decided medication may be the best route to go down.

How do you find a private GP to prescribe?

She had her assessment in another country ( my home country ) as the NHS lists were approx 3 years but now I’m going to really struggle getting my hands on the so needed medication.

Can anyone help?

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Littlefish · 08/09/2023 17:21

DogDaysAreOverr · 06/09/2023 07:44

We've had a dreadful experience in our area I'm afraid with trying to get GP to prescribe what the private psychiatrist has prescribed. We are currently still using (and paying for) private care as they point blank refused us several times- including to our face, telling us she wasn't an urgent case.

She has diagnosed ADHD (combined type) and severe anxiety, not been in school for 18 months. It's the most amount of stress I've dealt with as an adult in my life. The hoop jumping and pleading/ begging/ communicating/ complaining is never ending. This is Herts/Beds/Bucks.

Your dd will still need to be under a psychiatrist or paediatrician even if you have a GP who agrees to provide prescriptions.

There will be a requirement for medications with the psychiatrist/paediatrician at least every 6 months. The psychiatrist/paediatrician then writes to the GP that the medication remains the same, or has changed.

Is it that your GP won't agree to enter into a shared care agreement? Or that you no longer have psychiatrist/paediatrician involvement?

newtablet · 11/09/2023 14:06

@MigraineMarnie have you made any progress with finding someone private in the UK?

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