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Neurodivergent 3d
my psychiatrist wrote “severe alcohol dependence” on my chart after i mentioned drinking ONE time. literally wtf since when does less than two drinks in one night once a fucking month constitue an addiction? and then she refused to prescribe a stimulant
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Anonymous 3d

i have debilitating adhd and she wont give me a stimulant because of an alcohol addiction i dont even have 😃 i can barely get out of bed. my executive dysfunction is ruining my life and i thought i was finally going to get help not this bullshit

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Anonymous 3d

it’s dystopian as fuck the way that a psych professional’s unfounded judgments & personal biases can interfere with your ability to get your needs met for years at a time 🥶 I swear something about being put in a position of authority like that seems to gradually erode their critical thinking skills

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Anonymous 3d

can't she be reported for that?

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Anonymous 3d

You have the legal right to access and change the information in your chart. I know phone calls can be a lot (at least for me) but you can all the office and have the secretary make a note

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Anonymous 3d

Fire that bitch

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3d

i have no clue how to do that tbh… i just sent her a lengthy and frustrated email asking her to remove it from my chart. ive already started looking for a new psychiatrist

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3d

we have the legal right to Ask that information in our charts be changed, but we have no legal guarantee that the file itself will be updated in accordance with our request. and when a provider has already labeled you as “drug-seeking”, they’re more likely to dismiss those requests as disingenuous & manipulative

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3d

the entire concept of drug seeking is so stupid lmao like oh nooo i want the medication that will actually help my disorder 🙃 if she put that on my chart i would die ive been so careful to not say anything but she prescribed me strattera and it isnt helping at all.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3d

something I think about every time I end up going through adderall withdrawals (thanks to my access being disrupted by nonsensical administrative & legal issues) is the fact that our medical system legitimately cares WAY more about punishing hypothetical addicts than they do about helping patients

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3d

well said lol i hate most of these mfs. i dropped out of college bc i had undiagnosed adhd, i thought getting diagnosed would help but now im being treated like an alcoholic lmao

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3d

im sorry youre going through that. yeah i feel like im being treated like some sort of criminal. i didnt even want adderall cause i have Bipolar as well and it can be risky i just want vyvanse 🥲

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3d

LITERALLY, like god forbid I come into the clinic in pursuit of a ~substance~ which is proven to work wonders for a neurological condition that’s ruining my life. between the ADHD and the lifelong chronic pain, I lowkey feel like someone’s about to call the cops on me any time I have to advocate for myself re: treatment options 💀

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3d

🤝🤝🤝 it’s such an uphill battle getting diagnosed as an adult in the first place, then when you finally get evaluated on paper you find that you’ve been dropped off in a whole new obstacle course on the path to effective medication “treated like a criminal” is exactly it. hate this for you!!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3d

anyways, I’m glad you’re already in the process of looking for a different provider 🙏 cause on the bright side, IME a sensible and compassionate psychiatrist will have no qualms about striking an inaccurate assessment from your record. just wish you’d been assigned someone more competent in the first place!

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3d

YES OMG i wonder where id be if i had been diagnosed as a kid. im being evaluated for autism rn and its even worse than it was for adhd testing. no ones taking me seriously because im a girl and i collect purses instead of trains, my psychiatrist rolled her eyes at me when i told her i was geting tested like wtf 😌

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2d

get a new psychiatrist bc some of them suck, its important you get the meds you need and ive had a few now and they would completely disapprove of this

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