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Is It Possible To Take ADD Medication Now While It Was Diagnosed 4 Years Back?
22, MAN, 1,83 cm. I ve got one quick question, is it possibly to start taking ADD medicine if I got diagnosed 4 years ago and havent been taking them for the last 3 years? Can I just phone a doctor and get them subscribed or do I have to go through the very long process again?
Fri, 24 May 2019
Hello,
Medications used to treat ADD are typically on the DEA's watch list of drugs (Drug Enforcement Agency) which means they are controlled substances and require special prescriptions that cannot just be phoned, etc.
A doctor is always at his liberty to dispense medications as he chooses in conjunction with whatever detailed examination he or she feels is necessary to justify the prescription.
However, in today's environment I think it is very unlikely that a physician who is not familiar with your case will simply give you a prescription for medications of that type without requiring a full on visit, very likely notes from your previous doctors who diagnosed you with the condition, and maybe even a referral to a specialist depending upon how confident the doctor was of your diagnosis since there are many things that LOOK LIKE ADD but aren't.
The doctor would be risking a visit from the FEDS which can get very complicated if "i"'s are dotted and "t"'s crossed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
Medications used to treat ADD are typically on the DEA's watch list of drugs (Drug Enforcement Agency) which means they are controlled substances and require special prescriptions that cannot just be phoned, etc.
A doctor is always at his liberty to dispense medications as he chooses in conjunction with whatever detailed examination he or she feels is necessary to justify the prescription.
However, in today's environment I think it is very unlikely that a physician who is not familiar with your case will simply give you a prescription for medications of that type without requiring a full on visit, very likely notes from your previous doctors who diagnosed you with the condition, and maybe even a referral to a specialist depending upon how confident the doctor was of your diagnosis since there are many things that LOOK LIKE ADD but aren't.
The doctor would be risking a visit from the FEDS which can get very complicated if "i"'s are dotted and "t"'s crossed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
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