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@canadian, I get everything you’re saying. It almost sounds as if you’ve adapted your behaviour so thoroughly just to fit in that you’ve lost any reason for your ADD brain to love life.
For what it’s worth, I find it exhausting to the spirit to live within the confines of normal life and socially acceptable behaviour without the support of ADD meds. I am currently not taking meds for my ADD because of an apparent interaction with another, necessary, med. As a result, I’ve had to adopt a well-thought-out backup plan to keep the state of mind and habits you describe at bay.
So, YES, I believe medication would help you with all of this. I think you will be amazed by the difference.
Note: If and when you do go that route, it will be important to take advantage of that first burst of motivation and mental energy from the meds to break out of your routine (e.g. stay off the Internet for the first two days, pick some productive pastimes, contact a few people).
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