context: I (28m) was diagnosed with ADHD/Depression at the age of 17, but lost access to the medication after getting off Medicaid after turning 18.
I went years dealing with ADHD and the depression that came, in some ways, as a direct result of the untreated ADHD.
I always wanted to continue treatment but always felt it wasn't going to be affordable
I finally got a good job, and started going to the doctor. the screening questionnaire flagged my for depression, and so I decided it was finally time to re-address it.
I tell this information to the nurse practitioner in my intake. she acknowledged my previous ADHD diagnosis with "you'll have to be reevaluated as an adult for ADHD before



