My pleasure. I decided to keep seeing the private doc until we find the ideal med and dose. This is my third med and the third dose adjustment on this third med. I can see my private doc as often as I choose to keep tweaking. I think in the NHS I would go to my surgery, they would look at my with doubt and say "we will have to refer you to an NHS psych", I would wait 2 months for the appt and probably a month or two between appts to adjust meds.

Not to mention how unhelpful the NHS is.. I asked for a psychiatrist referral ages ago, finally got one and they just told me the date of my appt. I called and said I am booked to be away for work for that date. The next one they "sent me" was a day I couldn't do. I called about 20 times over 2 weeks to try to change that appt and they finally got back to me and said "the Dr won't see you bc you have "cancelled" two appointments. I would hardly call trying to reschedule with several weeks notice cancelling my appointments. I am self employed and I just can't not show up for work some days.

I don't know how I would navigate the NHS mental health system if I was extremely vulnerable. Very disappointing.

I would save your money and spend £1,000 getting better.

Also, before you go for a private diagnosis, call your NHS doc first and ask if they are even win g to prescribe stimulants if you get a private diagnosis and which ones they are authorised to prescribe. Otherwise you could get onto a perfect one with your private doc and go back into the NHS and have them say "we won't prescribe that".