Tried a bunch of anxiety meds that didn't work, tried some antidepressants that didn't work, got a different doctor and they were like "I think you might have ADHD".

8 months later got an appointment and talked to the doc for an hour and got a new prescription for ADHD meds, and my life has massively improved since.

NGL I think getting that diagnosis may have been one of the best things to have happened in my life. I just wish I didn't have to wait I til I was 29 to get it.

[–] TDCN@feddit.dk 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You just described my situation almost exactly. Huge life changer for me to get medication. My mood is so much better and my confidence in myself at work is better than ever. I can finally trust myself and my skills and push complex projects like never before because the depressive anxiety and constant stream og garbage noisy adhd thoughts isn't holding me back anymore. I track my mood on an app every single day from 0-6 and you can se on the graph exact what day i started the medication because it went from the average hovering around 3 to now hovering around 5 which is just such a good feeling. Best of luck to you and I'm happy to hear you found help as well.

Edit, the app i use to track my mood is called daylio and works pretty good. Giving me good insight on my own mental health.

[–] AnarchistArtificer 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm really happy for you. Big props to the doc who suggested it as a possibility, and for you for persevering long enough to get the diagnosis — it is unfair that you had to struggle for so long, but I am glad that you are now afforded the opportunity to learn how to work with your brain, rather than against it.

What domain of your life did ADHD meds most help with?

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah it was a struggle for sure, especially when I found out from my parents that they didn't think it was real and that my teachers had told them for years to get me evaluated.

The biggest impact is honestly hard to put my finger on because of the massive impact it's had on my life overall.

I suddenly found myself with time. I no longer had to get up for work at 8am to make it to work by 1pm and was still barely making it some days.

I'm more consistent about things in almost every aspect of my life. I still have my rotating rogues gallery of hobbies but that keeps them fresh for me.

My PTSD is so much easier to deal with that it's mind blowing. Though my brain will still serve me up a heaping pile of memories sometimes it's easier to focus on the task at hand rather than just spiral into a pit.

My relationships have improved. My friends have been able to make plans with me and I've been making plans as well and it's not even that stressful. It was at first because I was so afraid of ruining it but as my confidence grew it quickly paid off.

Shit I even got a promotion at work lol

Honestly it's gone so well overall that it blows my mind.