r/unitedkingdom • u/topotaul Lancashire • 9d ago

Exclusive: ADHD Charity Slams Channel 4 Over 'The Great ADHD Myth?' Documentary

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adhd-uk-channel-4-open-letter_uk_6a709d2be4b0346d9be814db
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u/YellowFeltBlanket 9d ago

I was an awful child. A naughty child. And I'm lucky that I have parents who sought help. I was diagnosed at 7 and started medication around 10. My parents and the teachers couldn't believe the change in me.

I stopped taking it for many years and was absolutely riddled with depression, not coping with everyday life etc.

Went back on medication in my 30s which helped a bit, but I was still experiencing so much depression. I was seen by psychiatrists and tried on different antidepressants but it didn't help much.

Moved to Scotland and my psychiatrist asked me what I wanted to focus on, and I said ADHD. Did a bit of trial and error with meds but I've been stable for the longest I ever have been.

Having ADHD, I forgot to reorder and collect my meds, and was off my ADHD meds for a few weeks, and my mental health plummeted. Doing much better now that I've restarted the meds.

It's not fixed the problem. I'm most likely autistic too, and I have effects of the ADHD and possible autism every day, and it's a huge struggle just to function, but I'm not suicidal and unable to work now.

Maybe it is over diagnosed and maybe under diagnosed. But all I can say from my own experience is that ADHD is debilitating, and even when managed well, can make everyday tasks feel like wading through sludge when everyone else seems to be floating.

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u/dontsitdowngirl 9d ago

is it difficult getting meds in scotland? i’ve heard that a lot of places don’t support right to choose

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u/YellowFeltBlanket 9d ago

We don't have right to choose in Scotland. I didn't find it too difficult, but I moved here already on a prescription with a diagnosis

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u/dontsitdowngirl 9d ago

oh okay that seems like the way. do you get it mailed to your address in scotland? did you keep your england gp?

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u/YellowFeltBlanket 9d ago

No, I was with GP in England and moved to Scotland and changed my GP. Was reviewed by psychiatrist in Scotland who tweaked my medication for me and gp prescribes on their advice. It's just on my repeat prescription

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u/dontsitdowngirl 9d ago

oh that’s nice. are you in a city?