Yup, I picked them up today. Tomorrow is my first dosage.

In my mid 20s I was told I was too high functioning for meds. That was a long time ago in a very conservative area that doesn't in general believe in mental illness.

I've been quite successful without them. I'm an executive as an example. But this job I'm struggling more than I have in decades, in some ways I feel like I'm in my early 20s again.

With some encouragement from the ADHD community here I gave it a go. The first provider wasn't helpful at all. The second one, bingo!

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Woot! I hope it works out well for you!

I was diagnosed at age 30. I still remember my first ritalin - music stuck in my head stopped, I was able to read less-pleasant nonfiction that normally I struggled with, able to overcome executive disfunction and get up and do stuff.

Alas, poverty meant I soon couldn't afford to keep getting meds. And at 45 I got a rediagnosis, but alas I've had seven heart attacks and so cannot have any meds. meh.

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