Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Can I find a Doctor please...
My biggest frustration this week has been trying to find a doctor to treat my ADD. I was seeing a Neurologist but he is no longer treating this disorder. He gave me a number and a name for another doctor but when I called the doctor was no longer excepting new clients. When I was a child my pediatrician would give me my Rx for the medication that I needed to slow down enough to focus on the task at hand. Now my PCP or my Neurologist are willing to treat me for this disorder. I was able to find one doctor who is willing to right a Rx for me but after talking to his nurse he seems to be one of those Rx happy doctors who will write for anything. I have never had an addiction issue and have always taken my medication as prescribed. However, I work with addicts every day and refuse to see a doctor who does not care for his patients. I have all the documentation needed to prove that I have ADD but I can not seem to find a doctor willing to treat an adult with ADD. I wonder if other adults with ADD have this issue as well. I know that in a city as large as Mobile, AL I can not be the only one having trouble. If this was any other disorder it would be easy to find a doctor willing to treat you. So how come when you have the correct documentation for having ADD it is like you have some contagious disease that if the doctor treats you they will catch it. Yes it is possible for me to live with out having medication to help me focus but between school and work I need to be able to focus and pay attention to my reading assignments and all paper work. All of this is extremely frustrating to me and hope that I can find a solution before spring semester begins.
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The only professionals I know of in this area who will treat adults presenting with ADD/ADHD are psychiatrists. Good luck.
NAMI is meeting regularly again and are a good resource - you could contact them and fins out some answers or directions for answers.
The only professionals that I know that are treating adults with ADD/ADHD are psychiatrist. Have you tried a Psychiatrist. I do not know how frustrating the situation is personally, but I do have a cousin that is ADD; he is twenty-three year old and once he aged out from the pediatrician, he was referred to a psychiatrist to continue working with him and writing his prescription for strattera. I wish the best of luck on getting this situation resolved.
It's been my experience that, when given a diagnosis of ADHD by a psychologist, they will send your doctor a letter regarding their diagnosis and recommendations for medication. I don't think doctors want to write perscriptions for ADD/ADHD unless a patient is also being seen by a psychologist.
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