[midwestgal73]

This is a very late reply, but you likely have it. A formal diagnosis isn’t required unless you feel you could use the help of medication.

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[midwestgal73]

I looked up the recommended dosing for Adderall XR and it states “In adults with ADHD who are either starting treatment for the first time or switching from another medication, the recommended dose is 20 mg/day.” https://www.rxlist.com/adderall-xr-capsules-drug.htm#dosage

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[midwestgal73]

I’m new to this whole ADD/ADHD thing. Whenever I have read through the symptoms I’ve always thought – come on, isn’t that everybody, everyday? I have virtually every symptom and I thought everyone else did too, they were just better and overriding or controlling it. Flash foreword to now. I applied to graduate school and I’m freaking out that I won’t be able to complete the courses because I lose focus and drive so quickly. I was only able to succeed at college by getting into a program with short fast courses of 8-12 weeks. Graduate school is back to traditional semesters of 16+ weeks! I don’t think I can do it. It took me nearly 20 years to complete my bachelor’s degree. I heard something on the radio about getting diagnosed, getting on medication, and suddenly having success at school & life. I want that to be me. I finally set up an appointment to be diagnosed and hopefully treated. I just applied a week ago and I too wondered if on my application I should mention why I had horrible grades my first few years at University, including lots of 0’s because I couldn’t finish the semester, but without a diagnosis I didn’t want to. And I too wondered, how would it be received by the institution if I did put it down? I’d like to hear from someone who perhaps did mention it and found it beneficial or harmful.
Best of luck to you on grad school! Keep me updated on what you do and how it goes.

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