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[quote=Anonymous]47 and recently diagnosed.  Month 2 on meds.  I suspected I had it when I started teaching, but adult ADHD was not acknowledged then.  I always felt that lots of everyday things were harder for me to do than for most people.  I was always horribly disorganized and a procrastinator.  I daydreamed.  I lacked energy.  Lack of follow through has always been an issue.  I had roommate issues due to messiness/disorganization.  I was not hyper and as a girl, I think my folks thought I was just lazy and ditzy.  Turns out, if I was in school today, I would be identified GT and ADHD inattentive type.  Now, with meds, for the first time in my life, my clothes are put away, my bed is made, my dishes are washed, my laundry is done, my bills are paid (on time), etc.  And I can't even tell you what I'm doing differently, really...things are just getting done.  But then I couldn't tell you why I couldn't keep up with things before, either.  I just always felt like I was running to catch up but never could catch up no matter what I did. Every day I would fall farther behind.   I had read books, had therapy, hired and worked with an professional organizer, a coach, etc.  Nothing really worked.  Until the meds.  In some ways, I feel like I just started living and I'm pretty sad about all the time I "wasted" procrastinating and all the productivity, opportunities, professional advancement, etc. that I may have enjoyed had I been treated as a child.  Also sad at how these 'behaviors' have shaped my sense of self and my confidence.  I've always been ashamed and embarrassed that I couldn't manage what most people saw as very basic life skills.  I also felt like maybe I wasn't very bright and that was part of the problem.  Turns out, I'm actually pretty darn smart.  Who knew?

That said, I had a lot of side effects when I started meds and had to back WAAY off and go much more slowly than most folks do.  But now that I'm approaching a therapeutic level, the side effects are gone and I'm just so grateful that I am now able to feel some sense of accomplishment at the end of the day instead of ending another day feeling incompetent and discouraged.  Better late than never, right?  [/quote]

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