Thread by @KTLindemannMN

#ADHD rant: I'm sitting in the waiting room of my doctor's office. I have to come here every couple of months (for an appointment that, frankly, could just be an email) so I can keep getting the meds that make my brain work. (1/9)

Thanks to some road closures and, y'know, the adhd, I was 10 minutes late. Apparently, that's late enough that my doctor already started her next appointment. The receptionist said I could either reschedule, or wait for she-didn't-know-how-long. (2/9)

I had already been rationing my adderall to make it to today, so I picked wait. Sitting here in my shame sounded better than risking withdrawal and letting my partner and my colleagues down with my executive dysfunction. (3/9)

That's just one example of how this system is not made for people like me. I, a person with an executive functioning disorder, have to contact my doctor every time I need a prescription refill. That's every 30 days. (4/9)

And the strategies I would usually use to make this kind of thing easier aren't available to me. I'm not allowed to put adderall on auto-refill. I'm not allowed to get more than 30 days of pills at a time. (5/9)

I have to REMEMBER to pick up my phone, open the app, and message my doctor. I have to make sure to leave enough time for her to send the prescription and for my pharmacy to refill the prescription before I run out of pills. (6/9) (nice)

But I can't make the request too early, because adderall is a controlled substance, and since I don't look like a "typical" adhd patient, I'm viewed with suspicion. I have to wait until I'm *almost* out. It's a tight window. (7/9)

Once the prescription is sent, I have to get in the car and go pick it up. That is, if the supply of adderall hasn't been delayed, which happens sometimes.

I have to give them my ID. Then they hand me a measly 30 pills and a patronizing packet of instructions and warnings. (8/9)

I, A PERSON WITH DISORDERED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING, HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY 30 DAYS.

I guess the point is this: please be patient with people, because you don't know how much work they have to do to get to what you perceive to be baseline "normal."

#neurodiversesquad

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