Jumping Through Hoops for ADHD Medications

I have to go through a preauthorization and a quantity-limit override whenever I get medication for myself or my son. The process takes at least three weeks, and we both do without medication while we wait. I’ve also had pharmacists lose my information or send it to the incorrect provider.

I cry every time I have to update a dosage of our medication, because I anticipate the hoops I’ll have to jump through. Do people with diabetes have to go through this to get insulin?

–Tami Thrasher, Portland, Oregon

More resources 

• Do You Need Medication for ADHD?
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• Meds: Starting Out
• Can ADHD Medications Lower My Child’s IQ?
• The Nightmare of “Back to Baseline” on ADHD and ODD Medications
• Can Insurance Companies Discriminate Because of ADHD?
  

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