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  • I agree with you, however I want to mention (for the international crowd) that health insurance is insanely expensive. If you are disabled and can't work (and live in a red state) you are fucked unless you have family who can help. No job = no subsidies for ACA insurance as well.

    (Red state = right wing/Republican; ACA insurance is the government subsidized insurance that Obama started)

  • Yes, I did.

    • No one noticed for years (I am a girl and girls often have different symptoms than boys)
    • I asked my psychiatrist for help with work accommodations due to concentration issues and they wanted me to go to a neuropsychologist (thousands of dollars with insurance)
    • Switched to a different provider who immediately diagnosed me after a single page questionnaire. Got meds. No drug test required.
    • Ended up switching to another provider for reasons - they wanted me to get tested again because they didn't like the prior test ($$$).
    • Got the diagnosis but still couldn't refill the original meds I was on because of other health issues. Went untreated for about a year before receiving clearance from a specialist. Drug tests required monthly ($$$).
    • Had to switch providers yet again for reasons - they almost made me get tested again but I somehow convinced them not to. Got meds. Drug tests every few months ($$$).
  • For me the most annoying thing about it is when you specifically make an appointment with the doctor and they change it to the midlevel without telling you. For certain things it can be a bit distressing (for me) to have a random stranger come in to do.