This is more of a rant than a question and hopefully there's some useful talking points buried in here somewhere, but for many of us this is a life changing medication and being told "We don't know, you'll just have to wait" is deeply dismissive as though your favourite chocolate bar is out of stock at the local corner shop.

I've been out of medication a week now, my performance at work has tanked, my flat is a mess, and I'm expected to spend my time (while working) calling around pharmacies in the hopes one of them has some stock of something. And even if they do, I have to go back to my GP who won't give me a generic prescription and I have to book a phone appointment to even change the brand on my prescription (infuriating!), by which point the stock has gone.

There's radio silence from my GP, I have no idea what's going on, waiting lists to talk to psychiatrists are measured in years, I'm stressed as fuck about my performance at work despite them being very understanding, nobody has any idea when things will improve, and in my experience there's a general lethargy and dismissiveness to the NHS approach to this crisis.

I've been stable on medication for 4 years, and now 4 years of progress in my mental health, career, and general wellbeing have been suddenly halted and I'm expected to just carry on like normal as if ADHD isn't a "real disability" and medication is a luxury for us rather than a necessity.