Hey Brian
I’m a person that has not had dramatic success with medication, but am still learning how to use it and still determined to master it as a tool because I think the potential is there. I’m also a newly diagnosed adult with inattentive ADHD and 37 years old. to answer your questions. I think you need to try a couple different meds because some work better than others. I’m taking Dexidrine (related to Vyvanse) and tried Concerta before that (didn’t give great results).
Couple questions for you.
Is there a particular area of your life that you are most focused on improving? Mine was work.
Are you good at taking the medication at the recommended dose, every day? I kept missing days or thinking I didn’t need it certain days. this hurts the success rate.
Do you have habits that are destructive or time-wasting that you still can’t shake even with the medication? I do, and have to consciously attack the bad habits or else no results.
Do you have worries, or bad feelings of dread towards certain tasks that the medication won’t erase? I do, and I’ve realized that medication only reduces your brains need to get that high from jumping from thought to thought, but it doesn’t do anything for buried memories or feelings of negativity surrounding topics you may have screwed up at or failed at in the past.
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