Sorry to see your pity-party spoiled by one who simply points out that there is no single confirming diagnostic procedure for many related disorders; often, response to standard medication is the basis for continued medication and diagnosis.
We already have the most drug-dependent society ever know.
Drug-dependent? Not those who need it the most....no.
Like in all things, those that need the meds don’t think they need them and those that don’t need them abuse them.
Personally, I’d rather live in this time of society when it’s viewed as an meds are being used to treat this that is now viewed as an illness..... versus demon possession, where Bedlam was the same as Disney and snake pits were a way to ‘scare you sane.’
Meds help, they work for most and even some of the greatest doubters are converted when they see a miserable loved one regain some dignity and function in their lives.
That’s why I like working where I do (at least one of the places).