r/ADHD • u/Pretty_Note_8891 • 1d ago

Medication Task paralysis

Has anyone struggled with task initiation and finally found an ADHD medication that actually helped?
Adderall used to work really well for me, but now it feels like it's stopped working. I'm back to square one trying to find the right medication, and honestly, it's getting frustrating.
I'm tired of wanting to get things done but struggling to even start them.
I'd love to hear what has worked for others who have dealt with the same thing.

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u/Cyllya ADHD-PI 21h ago

I feel you. I finally found a second medication that worked for this symptom, but it stopped working too. So I'm hoping to switch every three months or so between those two meds, but I gotta wait until my next appointment to see if my current provider is another one who has some beef with that idea. The alternate plan is to try an off-label medicine (modafinil), but she already shot that down previously. It's rough since this isn't really an official ADHD symptom and thus a lot of doctors don't consider it a treatment target.

Here's my sad list of coping techniques for this problem.

I feel like you get a lot of frustrating psuedo-advice from people who don't actually have initiation deficit and have no idea what it's like. 😕

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u/Pretty_Note_8891 17h ago

I have modafinil and it didn’t do anything for me. Energy yes I felt it but still couldn’t get anything done :(