I've taken stimulants, both Adderall and Ritalin and I can't stand the way they makes me feel. I don't have a very severe problem though but I do struggle sometimes with procrastination.
Not a doctor but sometimes ADHD-like symptoms can be other things like being bipolar.
There are a lot of non-stimulant and non-drug options to explore.
No, certainly I am not bipolar. Itβs the nowadays distractions that get at me..
I don't know how much patience you have for trialing drugs but some people have reported responding very well to Wellbutrin. In my own life, ritalin was terrible for me but switching over to concerta - a slower dispensing XR methylphenidate - did wonders.
There are a lot of options a neurologist can explore and everyone's brain is different.
That said... if non-pharmaceutical coping mechanisms work to your satisfaction that's great to hear.
Maybe Bupropion works better for you
Tried it, makes me antsy. What works to some extent is meditation and phisical exercise
The best way I can put it, was the first time I got a pair of glasses, I didn't know how bad my vision was (I was like 12)... when I put them on for the first time, I was shocked, I was in disbelief, "this is how everyone else sees?"
Glasses are a tool to help you see better if your eyes don't work correctly, a "stimulant" is a tool to help your brain if you can't focus. The world, in both cases, I was missing, was one I had no idea existed until I had a tool to do so.