Medication

When your life is no longer manageable is when you need to make a change. Are you currently doing anything to treat your ADHD? Treating ADHD does not have to mean going on meds if you're not comfortable with that avenue. I went on meds as I didn't have the time to trial and error a proper treatment for myself outside of medicine. I really enjoy the medication I'm on. I feel like I'm getting my personality back. I have energy, I can focus on things or at least be present enough to notice when I'm getting distracted. Total game changer for me. If you aren't interested in medication here are some things I recommend: :Look up foods beneficial to people with ADHD. It'll be foods rich in vitamins, minerals people with ADHD are deficient in, along with foods that prompt your brain to produce the chemicals ADHD brains are deficient in. :Get yourself on a routine. While your ADHD brain will get bored with it, it is vital to get yourself on a sleep schedule, and some form of routine to help keep your brain from distributing hormones, vitamins, minerals, brain chemicals differently every day because it doesn't know what you're going to do next. :I'm not too sure if naturopathy is popular in your country, but getting a holistic opinion on how to approach it could also help. They may not require an actual diagnosis, or possibly even be able to help you get one. :Do your own research! Look up other disorders linked to ADHD. I don't know them all, but ones I have are neurodivergent, DSDP, RSD, Hypermobility. Finding ways to manage these will also help. :Check out Dr. Daniel G. Amen's research on the 7 different types of ADHD. It isn't recognized science, but has helped me navigate my own ADHD different, and in my opinion better than before finding his research.

Medication seemed like the first step to getting myself straightened out. It was amazing for me but I still am struggling with the behavior modification and especially the getting stuck and not doing anything (that has been a “new” thing for me, like the last couple of years). It is impacting my job and career and also my family’s finances. Still I freeze for days and struggle to complete things. 1 note on meds…. Check if your meds are affected by vitamins. I took Vitamin C with my meds for several months and spiraled out of control. Then I learned that Vitamin C could make my medication not work. 3 days without it and I was starting to feel more able to focus and get things done when I should.

Welp ladies I truly appreciate your input... its hard to find the words to explain how I'm feeling sometimes and finding the right words to say when I'm really struggling makes it so much more difficult... ive ALWAYS been against meds especially ones for adhd because until recently EVERY option contained a stimulant and as an addict in recovery the threat of relapse due to taking such medications made me nervous and at the time just wasn't worth the risk... but im struggling to get through thr day most of the time and I get so frustrated that I wanna shut down... so I've been stuck between a rock and this incredibly hard place... so yall sharing your positive experience with meds has helped push me in the right direction I think...

Once I got diagnosed I felt it was worth trying because I was starting to cut out life goals most people have due to not being able to keep up and being scattered. I figured the meds wouldn't help or would make it better so why not. I am glad I did. I am having a much easier time keeping up and I am able to focus on goals like finishing my degree again. It's still takes more work than others but it's much less than it was for me before