tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post5554919853582401103..comments2024-03-28T09:59:51.779-05:00Comments on Family Dysfunction and Mental Health Blog: Talking Adult ADHD BluesDavid M. Allen M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280912088483192599noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-16997805805815843992012-07-30T11:37:36.030-05:002012-07-30T11:37:36.030-05:00I only ask that you be kind to your adult patients...I only ask that you be kind to your adult patients with the disorder. I have stimulant medication for it, and oh my goodnes! Look out world when I tried to have my primary care physician prescribe it. I met with his NP and told her I take ritalin from my pdoc and the GP said that he is willing to manage psych meds. She immediately accused me of trying to score more ritalin than I was supposed to be getting :/ She really believed that I was trying to get a prescription from her and the psychiatrist and have them both prescribe even though I was clear that I was trying to transfer care to my primary care doc. She then said, "We don't treat Adult ADHD." Then when I told her the GP said they did she said, "Well...we do...but we don't do med changes." I asked her what happens when someone does need a med change, and she didn't have a response to that. So she just said, "We don't like treating Adult ADHD here."<br /><br />My pdoc offered to talk to them and let them know he doesn't think I'm a drug addict, but I told him to just shine it on. <br /><br />It's okay to have opinions, just don't be mean to the patients! If you don't want to treat it just say, "I'm sorry but I don't feel I am able to treat Adult ADHD."Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030949818467743750noreply@blogger.com