Privately paid medication

Hi, I was diagnosed privately by CARE ADHD, and I have received my medications and I have finished my titration, and waiting to go to shared care. I however feel like my dosage is too strong for me. I want to get my medications reviewed, however it’s a fee of £140 and plus having to wait 8 weeks to be on a stable dose to move to shared care. I am really struggling to pay £140 a month for my medications privately. Is there anything anyone recommends or how I can get this paid via NHS prescription?

Hi, thanks for sharing and welcome to the forum.

Below is some more information on the ‘Right to Choose’ pathway if you’re in England. This gives general information and routes. Section 3 also has a new data base with postcode search. This gives details on whether there are any restrictions in your area on referrals. This is being updated as ADHD UK hears updates from each locality:

In terms of something quicker than 8 weeks, I don’t think there would be anything much quicker to switch to NHS funded care, even through Right to Choose.

Feel free to add any more questions or thoughts :slight_smile: