I just went to the clinic and while we did our best I couldn’t understand half of what they were saying. They gave me a parental consent form to have my parents fill out and I think also asked me to bring parental records of my diagnosis if I have them, but I don’t have those since I was diagnosed as an adult in the US. If anyone has gone through the process any information helps, because I can’t find it anywhere online. I brought a letter from my US psychiatrist along with prescription records but it seems those were pretty useless.
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I know that I have to apply for a concerta card and it’ll take some time for me to be approved and even more time to get it filled, but i really want to make sure I have all the paperwork I need ready for the next time I come in
Hey, sorry for your frustration. Have you tried a clinic with English-speaking staff? It should be easy since you got your records with you. Why do you live? Perhaps someone can recommend a clinic near you.
I’m someone who got diagnosed as an adult here in Japan, but just got my Concerta card, so got that going for me I guess.
I had to fill out the same form. I had no psychiatric records from the USA since I was diagnosed here, but my psychiatrist told me he just needed a letter from my mother describing my childhood and my behaviors that we now know were representative of my ADHD. It wasn’t a long letter, and I helped write most of it.
My psychiatrist said it was fine, and I got my card a month later. While waiting for the card,I was still able to get my prescriptions filled with the pending ID and an extra letter from my psychiatrist.
As others have mentioned, it really helps a ton if you’ve got a psychiatrist who speaks English. If you are near the Hiroshima area, I can get you the info for mine. (Komorie Clinic)
My experience seems to be very different than everyone else’s, but I made an appointment at a psychiatrist saying I wanted treatment for ADHD, filled out and brought in their questionnaire, spent a few minutes with the doctor basically going over the questions on the questionnaire, then walked out with a prescription that same day. I speak Japanese so I didn’t need to worry about finding an English-speaking place.
go figure that none of the medication I tried had any perceptible effect (except Straterra, the only effect of which was decidedly negative)