How long does prescribing take?
Hi all,
So my husband has both an ASD and ADHD diagnosis. He decided to seek medicinal treatment for his ADHD in 2025 and was booked in with a psychiatrist through his GP in December. Since then he has attended three appointments and his psychiatrist and the psychiatrist has also spoken with me and my husband's mother for further context. At the end of his last appointment at the end of April, his psychiatrist said that he could try out a medication pending results from blood and urine tests, and an ECG.
My husband had this testing done over several weeks and was finished with it by the last week of May. Since then we are yet to hear back from the psychiatrist with results/prescription/treatment plan (not sure what exactly happens from here). We have sent emails/called multiple times since the beginning of June to follow up, and they keep saying the doctor will get back to us ASAP. At this point it has been approximately 4 weeks since they should have received all of his test results. Just wondering if it is normal for the psychiatrist to take that long to respond regarding medication/treatment? We feel that a month is a long time to look over some results and write a prescription but perhaps there is more to it than it seems. What are other people's experiences? Thanks.