>>> after having seen a psychiatrist complaining about chronic fatigue

Is there a causal relation between ADHD and chronic fatigue ?

yeah because hyperfocus or losing track of how much energy you are wasting on spurious tasks.

It's not the only cause, but yes.

Could also be hormonal, sickness, stress, lack of quality sleep/nutrition, etc. for men the drop off in testosterone definitely can manifest in feelings of lethargy.

I have been trying to find information on this - but couldn’t find any real scientific literature. Anecdotally, it’s true for me and my current psychiatrist was the first one to recognise the link and start treating my ADHD instead of the depression and low energy and fatigue that I went to her for. Not there yet. But can confirm that the meds help a lot.

I was diagnosed a few years back and use the same drug - the difference is night and day for me. Astonishing difference to my life!

When people ask if I'm frustrated/angry that it took until I was mid-30s to get diagnosed, I respond by saying how I'm proud of myself for achieving what I have so far unmedicated/undiagnosed - and excited about what the future might hold.

> When people ask if I'm frustrated/angry that it took until I was mid-30s to get diagnosed

I've seen the Butterfly Effect movie from the early 00s. I know that going back and changing one thing can have drastic consequences, and not always for the better. ;)

I just started on the same medication after seeing a psychiatrist. We are experimenting on dosage. However it's frustrating, first month on 18 mg was almost better than the 27 mg I take right now, even though 18 mg in the end did nothing anymore. How did you find your optimal dosage?

My partner reports massive improvements (no fidgetting, calmness, less impulsive) but I still feel .... the same and sometimes worse when it comes to fatigue and work, even though I sleep well.

It is such a revelation. But a slow one that takes a while to incorporate into being (I found.)