Restart ADHD medication in Sydney
You have the diagnosis. Treatment stopped.
If you were previously treated for ADHD and have taken a break from medication, Dr Jaspreet Saini can review whether restarting is appropriate and help you establish safe ongoing care.
Before you book
Is this a restart—or a new assessment?
The restart pathway is for people with an established diagnosis and a documented history of previous ADHD medication treatment.
Restart care may fit if
- You have a formal ADHD diagnosis
- You previously took prescribed ADHD medication
- You can provide evidence of the medication, dose and prior response
- You are currently off medication and want to discuss recommencing
- You live in NSW and can attend West Pennant Hills
Another pathway may fit better if
- You have never been assessed: book an ADHD assessment
- You were diagnosed but never started medication: see initiation care
- You are currently stable on medication: see continuation care
- Your diagnosis or previous treatment cannot be verified
A long treatment gap does not automatically rule you out. It may, however, mean that a fresh ADHD assessment or specialist input is clinically safer than restarting from old records alone.
How it works
Review first. Restart second.
A previous prescription is important history, but it is not enough by itself to establish that restarting is safe now.
Send your records
Provide your diagnostic report, previous prescribing letters, medication and dose, and any recent relevant health information at least 48 hours beforehand.
Attend in person
Dr Saini reviews why treatment stopped, previous response and side effects, current symptoms, health, sleep, mood and any changes since you last took medication.
Check what is needed
Blood pressure, heart rate, weight and examination are recorded. Blood tests, ECG, urine screening or more records may be required.
Agree a plan
If restarting is appropriate, a cautious plan and monitoring schedule are established. Otherwise, Dr Saini explains the safer next step.
Your reviewing doctor
Dr Jaspreet Saini
Principal GP · FRACGP · NSW Health-endorsed ADHD prescriber
Restart consultations are longer, in-person reviews because the clinical picture may have changed during the break. Dr Saini will consider the original diagnosis, previous treatment response and your current health before recommending whether and how medication should be recommenced.
The objective is safe continuity—not simply recreating an old prescription.
Transparent fees
One comprehensive restart review.
The appointment covers the assessment needed to decide whether restarting is suitable and what must happen next.
Included in the consultation
- Review of diagnosis and previous prescribing history
- Assessment of prior benefit, adverse effects and reason treatment stopped
- Current medical, mental-health and medication review
- Physical observations and examination
- A written or documented plan for restarting, investigation or reassessment
Private billing applies to all patients. Any separate HotDoc booking fee is shown at checkout. Investigations, follow-up visits or a new diagnostic assessment are not included.
You may not receive a prescription at this appointment. Prescribing may wait until records, investigation results or NSW authority requirements have been completed.
Questions before booking