Re: Attorney with ADD/ADHD?

[Anonymous]

Hi EsquireADD,

I am an attorney and was recently diagnosed with ADHD. Unfortunately, I cannot provide any insight since I am still “adapting” with my ADHD and the impacts ADD has had and will continue to have on my career. I am a 4th year patent litigation associate at a top tier NY law firm (Vault top 10). Needless to say, my work environment can be very demanding, competitive, and everyone (i.e., the partners) expects perfection.

I am taking Vyvanse 50 mg, but for only about a month. As a result, I have been more focused and less distracted, but I still struggle with proofreading and typo’s (i.e., paying attention to detail), which I hope will improve as I continue to take the medication. My doctor recently added Wellbutrin XL 150mg in order to help me deal with the “emotional” systoms of ADHD. I think we, lawyers with ADHD, have to be more vigilant in knowing when to ask for help, such as, asking an assistance to proof-read a document or cite-check a brief, because more likely than not, there is a mistake that we missed somewhere. Good luck. I don’t know about you, but I am certainly not disclosing that I have ADHD to anyone at my firm.

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