No worries about the post – I had no problem understanding it, and it’s much better to get it up there than over-analyze and talk yourself out of posting at all – been there, done that 
I feel the same way – I have no idea what “normal” is, but I do know what other people complain about, and what things I have wanted to accomplish, but couldn’t. The more I read about other ADD people’s experiences, the more I can see “what’s me, and what’s the ADD.”
I know the medication I’m on (Concerta) is having a positive effect, but there are side effects. I can live with the side effects if I have to, but what if another med would be better? I am going to stay the course for awhile, but I kind of have it in the back of my mind to try Adderall at some point just to see how it is.
For me – ANY improvement is life changing! So, I would probably settle for something that is barely working for a long time before I would even think of switching. (Imagine if another med would work ten times better?!!)
Still – it’s been my experience that if you start jumping from one med to another too quickly, you can’t tell what is the med, what is the withdrawal, and whether you even took it long enough to really help!
I’m settling down, and preparing myself that this is going to be a long process… on the good side – I just sent 10 bags of old clothes to Goodwill – something that would have been absolute torture before – this time it was just a normal chore – no drama!!!!
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