Children taking ADHD drugs showed small increases in blood pressure and pulse rates but ‘risk-benefit ratio is reassuring’
  • Grimtuck@lemmy.world
    9·
    22 hours ago

    I’ve been waiting two years now for a diagnosis. I moved house and I’ve not heard anything in all that time from the NHS. I lost my job to redundancy in October. Nowhere is hiring. I’m struggling to remain focused on job hunting. I’ve just found out I’m going to be a dad.

    These articles don’t help because I can’t get medicated. Would love to know if something could help but nobody seems to give a shit.

    • slurp@programming.dev
      5·
      22 hours ago

      There’s the “right to choose” in England, which allows you to pick a private provider that the NHS will pay for. Wait lists are not short, and places often pause referrals, but wait times are months not years. You need your GP to do the referral and some don’t want to but they have to. Then there’s a bunch of problems with the shared care agreements not being accepted too.

      It’s a lot to look into but it might get you there sooner. Ideologically I hate this as it is a waste of NHS money but for those that need the care in a timely manner it can be the only option. It is frustrating that there hasn’t been enough investment in the NHS.