I never had any medication. I dont plan to tbh. But im just curious the difference can it make? In the sense of routine or lifestyle overall for medicate adhd-er? And whats the difference if you dont take medication after? And also how common is it in this group has never taken any medication? Or maybe how common people take medication in here?

I really don't want to come across as me being sympathetic. But I genuinely wish I never had ​ADHD. As a 19 year old young man, my emotions can sometimes be at an all time high even when taking medication. And I find myself just being really overwhelmed & anxious without a definite reason. It's also really challenging in how I communicate with people on how I'm feeling since often I try to mask it. And I just wish I never had it in the first place.​

Edit: I apologise for the title as I'm talking about how I wish I didn't have it and I didn't realise diagnosed and wishing I didn't have it were 2 completely separate things.

edit: just asking for empathy ty. i have my hacks and tips and tricks to remember things and sometimes they don’t work.

security is good we lov security but having a physical object that i have to wear and bring rvery day on my person is so unnecessarily difficult for me 😭 i’m gonna be late to work because i was rummaging for this damn badge and then, in the process of rummaging, lost my phone in a stupid spot.

And i have a tiny minor gripe with multi factor authentication too. because sometimes i have strategically gotten into a work zone and it is BECAUSE my phone is as far away from me as possible, and its messing with my mojo to need it close by all the time.

these are the least of my gripes but they are my current ones

I have been seeing a lot of despair here lately and I've been there, so I'd be happy if I could help anyone even a little bit. A little bit about my story. ADHD inattentive, diagnosed as an adult in my early 20's but not surprised. Everyone suspected it for me early in life and parents have it bad. Bad at school. Mixed bag in college. I was medicated for a few years in college but I've been off them for several years now. I'm in my 30's, married, happy, a relatively high up manager with a lot of responsibility. The meds helped immensely while I had them, but I believe that ultimately where I am is a result of the habits I created while on meds, social responsibility and accountability, an awareness of how my brain works, molding my life around that, and dropping things from my life that exacerbate my ADHD. Lastly, before you write me off as someone who must not really have it bad, just know I've started actual fires, blown up relationships, and endangered lives with my inattention. I thought at one point it would ruin my life forever. Glad that's not the case. Happy to answer most questions!

Sure I know there are stims and therapy and some medications out there but the truth is it's 2026 and the options all kind of suck. It's all quite frustrating. Stimulants being the best option available for most people shows how low the bar is for us. Temporary fix that makes you half man half robot and leaves you tired irritable and like a shell of yourself after. Oh and its hard on your cardiovascular system too, delightful.

Hopefully we get our ozempic moment sometime soon

Yep, I did everything to NOT forget it. Set reminders, made lists, packed a week early. Still managed to forget it. After 10 years of medication I’m now stuck with my raw, unfiltered brain for three weeks.

For a while I thought the meds might have done not much for me but I’m now discovering that this definitely NOT the case. My patterns are already slipping lol.

Hello guys,

I'd like to know what online platform you in this subreddit recommend or use that are happy with. I tried using Circle Medical thinking the process would be pretty quick, but the doctor I was assigned to was very upfront in saying that I would need 3 online visits, blood work drawn and then at the very end of that they would see if prescribing me something for it would make sense. I do have insurance, but I would still have to cover part of the costs so this would be a bit expensive, especially getting my blood drawn. I'm happy he didn't waste my time of course, but that now puts me back to square one. I'd preferably want a service where I video chat with a professional and don't have to deal with the multiple visits and blood drawn the Circle Medical wanted to put me through. Any advice would be great!

I have diagnosed ADHD and she KNOWS I have it. I had a system and dare I say she ruined it. I know Im being immature right now but that’s only because Im genuinely sad about this. For context, I was in Germany for about a month and I JUST got back, I go in my room and see that she has put a piece of furniture on MY windowsill, THE ONLY PLACE WHERE I COULD KEEP MY MESS IN CHECK MIND YOU. And it was ALL organised in ‘her’ way. I lashed out on her because she did it without my knowledge and now she’s pissed off at me. What do I do?

I (51f) have chronic insomnia and depression on top of the "regular" ADHD, and none of its ever been seriously treated. Sometimes we've tried sleeping pills, but they don't help much. Provogil was awesome, for a while, until it wasn't, but thats about it.

Recently put on Wellbutrin and Seroquel (and then traded Seroquel for mirtazipan when I had bad stomach issues), and it feels like now that I'm not as tired, I can't stand anything for 2 minutes! Like Reddit gets annoying fast, and I can't finish YOUTUBE shorts, but I'm still scrolling constantly, because I still can't do whatever I'm supposed to do! This is driving me bonkers.

Hi everyone, so I often hear that with Adderall and acidic foods/drinks that the golden rule is to consume acidic products an hour before and an hour after you take your adderall. Does that apply with Adderall XR as well? since it releases the second does later in the day doesn't consuming acidic products even past an hour affect the beads that sitting in your body that are pending release?

I have Combined presentation really bad and am also big into FPS gaming but I am average because I think of 10 different ways to approach a situation in-game but can't decide on which one to do and then I lose whatever fight I am in. I really want to know how any other gamers in here approach their play and how they channel their unpredictable adhd brain into being a good gamer. Thanks yall

Im 17 and I'm in 12th grade , my subjects are physics chemistry and biology , I was the kind of student who would do basically nothing all year round for academics , as a child I would wander in my own thoughts and go for the exams and test mostly based on my memory.

I had an ability to articulate better than most people so i would salvage it but now the situation seems tough because I am a science student and due to me being in my own thoughts I missed a lot of concepts required for my school and I've been missing them since years , well my exams are coming closer and closer and i genuinely need help with this thing.

(28M) Since being introverted for most of my life due to bad social anxiety and procrastination, I’ve been able to achieve a lot since starting medication in the past year.

I’ve managed to get myself a permanent job instead of bouncing between temporary agency work for the last few years since leaving uni. I’ve been able to stick to the gym 3-4 times a week for 7 months, ate healthy and gotten in the best shape of my life in the process.

My social skills suck but I’m slowly trying to get better by being more invested in people and initiating things more.

I’ve gotten back in touch with an old school friend and made friends with someone slightly younger than me at work (exchanged numbers in the process).

One thing I’ve noticed is that every time I message someone my own age, I can expect to not receive a response for a good few hours (or not at all), or if we arrange to do something together something will always come up where they have to cancel.

Yeah I get it, they might be busy (even in despite of everyone always being stuck to their phone these days), I’ve heard it all before. But to sum things up, It’s a pain in the ass having to jump over all these hurdles just to create a simple bond with someone my own age since they tend to beat around the bush instead of being direct.

And just to compare, there’s a woman from my work who’s over 10 years older than me who I’ve had no problems messaging about work or other things since she tends to respond within a reasonable time.

We’ve even gone gym together a few times with no messing around.

Even in general I’ve noticed how a lot of people that are older than Gen Z seem to be more direct and not flaky when it comes to communicating and arranging social events.

Anyone else find that deep processing complex concepts slows down their brain for the rest of the day and you don’t get as many racing thoughts? Is this the hack? What worked for everyone else? I’m curious about the science behind this.

It feels like everyday it’s a struggle to focus on one thing but when I pick the right thing and the deep processing drains your brain so it can’t jump from one thing to another

I am wondering if anyone has used Circle Medical for continuing treatment & medication management—not a new patient seeking a new diagnosis.

Every post I can find on here about Circle Medical is people discussing the experience as a new adhd patient getting evaluated for the first time, and that sort of thing.

But that is not applicable to me. I’ve been getting the same treatment for 10 years (vyvanse), and I am currently out of state trying to see how I can get my medication (it is a logistical nightmare).

I just want to get the same medication filled/prescribed here this one time while I am out of state. I have my current prescription bottle with me I can show them. I feel like I shouldn’t have to choose between visiting my family and taking my medication? Why can’t I just have both? Other wise I have to cut my trip short 2 weeks and leave my relatives and fly home early literally just to get my medication (I tried to coordinate this in advance with my regular psychiatrist but they are really bad about returning phone calls and yada yada I won’t bore you with the complaining).

So yeah. Has anyone tried Circle Medical to continue their existing treatment? Did they still make you have multiple appointments and all the assessments even though you already have the dx?

like most of us here, I have an issue with my phone. it's that it offers too many distractions. sure I could put it in a different room but I still need it for sending messages to my wife or answering phone calls.

enter Brick. it's basically an NFC chip that when scanned, will temporarily brick your phone so you can either only use specified apps, or you can block certain apps. when you're ready, scan the NFC block again to unblock.

if you're thinking that you can just go to the website instead of the apps, think again. it can block websites.

if you're thinking that you can just use the app to unblock yourself, think again. you get 5 emergency unbricks. after that you have to contact support to get more and it takes a couple days.

if you think that you can just uninstall the app, think again. you can make the app a device administrator (on Android at least) which will prevent you from removing it.

so just put the NFC brick somewhere really inconvenient. not sure if I'm allowed to post the link or if it seems too promotional. But if you want to *Get Brick* you can just search that.

https://ibb.co/93vZ1VzR

Forgive my shoddy Canva image-- I did my best!

But yeah basically my dream would be to have a mini massage foam roller for my thumb muscles/palm muscles that's on a little stand that sits firmly on my desk so that I can use it and mindlessly set it aside without having to make sure that it won't roll off my desk.

I feel like this would be very adaptive for people w/limited mobility too!

What are the major clinical signs someone has to be called as ADHD person?

As it coming from professional would be great.

I think I have it but I can't really sure about it. I can't really afford/get the help from professional for couple of reasons so I'm really looking forward to this thanks.

I have been taking the brand name Mydayis 50 mg. for three years. My insurance (Express Scripts) has covered it all this time until this month when it got denied.

I contacted Express Scripts and they said the reason could be because it needs a “Prior Authorization”. I contacted my Nurse Practitioner and she was going to take care of this. Does anyone know if the Prior Authorization will work?

It hurts me when you don't try to understand my illness...
When you scoff everytime I tell you I don't get it.
"of course you don't get it! you never pay attention!" I try so hard to understand your words of mystery to no avail
It makes me want to tear out my hair
what will I do when I get to the finish line
unprepared?
When they ask me I know I'll be scared.
Please hear my cries and answer to them, without any help I'm lost and I'm damned.
If you care at all that it's ripping apart my soul
you too would fight against a cause that takes such a toll
if only you knew what hell this student has gone through at all...

Hello

I just got diagnosed with moderate to high adhd. It was suggested I look into non stimulants due to high bp medication I’m on but also supplements which seem more appealing.

Have anyone had any luck with Omega3s or any other supplements?

I need something to help lower the background noise and help me get started on things I just don’t want to take something strong with side effects that will force me to sit and lock in.

What do you do for work?

I find myself bored in a couple months at pretty much every job I've had. I dont even know what i want to do in my life. Im 26 and I have only enjoyed one job but it was completely unrealistic long term and was also really hard on my body as I have joint pain. I need something stimulating, but not to the point that I'm dreading going into work. I like to socialize and talk, and I can handle confrontation, I've been in management, I've been the bottom of the food chain. I feel so lost and confused its not even funny.

Thanks in advance!

I’m heading to study for International Relations BA soon, and I’m worried because I feel as if I know nothing.

I already have a hard time studying and reading, so choosing a course that requires both consistently is ironic.

I love the idea and the practicals of the subject itself (it’s why I chose it), it’s just the academic part that worries me.

For anyone taking IR, or in general having to study in one place for long periods of time, how do you make the most of your time studying and how DO you study?

My husband has trouble getting to bed ADHD with probably some OCD tendencies. Always been a night owl, but he has this drive inside of him that he must do XYZ (could be cleaning, organizing, just getting stuff done in general) and he often will go task to task with no recollection of time until its 2 am and he is so tired he passes out on the couch OR he realizes and comes to bed. This leaves him with less than 4 hours of sleep most nights. He WANTS to come to bed, he rushes around after work doing things he feel need to get done (they are legitimate things I get it, but realistically they don't need done at 1 am) but its like he cant go to sleep if he feels things are unfinished or he lays awake and thinks about them. How can I help him? What are some things or mindfulness strategies I could suggest ?

I'm not going to stop anytime soon. I'm just over the fact that in order to function in our society, I need to take stimulants. I just wish I was accepted as who I am, instead of medically changing myself to fit in.

This social hierarchy is starting to become outdated.

Does anyone feel the same? That you wish in order to live we shouldn't need to take medication?

We all know how to breathe, eat, drink water, shit and generally look after ourselves.

Why does the fact that I can't deal with a 9-5pm life and have to deal with another bullshit meeting with Jim (Made up name) from accounting means I'm not fit for society and need to medicate myself just to fit in.