

Sorry. This got way longer than I wanted it to lol
Same happened with my post …
Yes, the one thing that got better from meds alone is that I can just make the decision to start something, and I’ll do it. And that is fantastic! But my forgetfulness and “senile” behaviour is the same. I’m basically Joe Biden on speed. Mistakes happen, but things get done.
And it feels like I got “better” at doomscrolling. New trap, but I’m on it.
The thing with the spreadsheet is absolutely justified, keep it. I use my mail client to mark things as “todo”, “urgent” etc., but guess what happens … nothing.
Nice! It worked out great in my case, but I had to lower my expectations regarding the timeline and how much I had to keep pushing for the next step. They’ll probably get you evaluated by a psychologist now and take care of the series of appointments, but you probably have to be quite pushy to get the formal diagnostic, either from a licensed psychological psychotherapist or a psychiatrist. Then, push again to get an appointment with the psychiatrist for the prescription. (Or find a local one yourself; it’s good profit for them when you are already diagnosed.) Would seem more efficient to me when the psychiatrist also does the diagnostic.
Still 100x easier than the “normal” method. It would be a great improvement when they take care of a series of appointments until you hold the prescription in your hands.