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Simulant meds for inattentive ADHD?
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this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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I have. Years after my adult diagnosis, I finally caved in and got medication. You are definitely playing life on hard mode.
The path to the easier mode won't be fast unless you are lucky. I first took Vivance because that was all my plan would cover, and I got the "sudden rages" side effect, which affected work.
Adderall works better for me, but I'm trying some other stuff too as I think it is not solving the problem as much as I initially thought. It gets me to the point where I can focus and be motivated to act until early afternoon, and I'm not sure the focus/attention part is as good as I need. For the moment, I have a supplemental low dose at 1pm.
What I still lack is good executive function: decicive decisions, with subsequent actions. It's better, but I don't see it as anywhere near "the norm" yet.