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[quote=Anonymous]I was diagnosed mid 30s after my first kid. I’d tried Zoloft for a few years and I was never sure it helped. My husband suggested I had ADHD,  talked to my psychiatrist who gave me a questionnaire and I tried medication. For me medication (concerta) was like going to a yoga class. Everything calmed and felt clearer in a way that just made me able to catch my breath for a sec and not be so frazzled. I was surprised...I was always a stellar student and when I’d asked doctors about it historically it was dismissed. But I could never find anything, a fire marshal would have been horrified by my dorm room (and my close friends backed out of living with me because of it), I would do my homework over the course of the night in 10 min bursts etc. A job where I had to sit and listen and pay attention and a first child really meant I couldn’t keep it all in balance anymore but I wish I’d figured it out sooner. When I told my OB she said “that makes so much sense!”

I went off meds because I wanted a second child. Then we moved. When I decided I was ready try meds again after nursing I found a new doc. She gave me and my husband questionnaires and confirmed there diagnosis and I was still skeptical. I said “isn’t this just being busy?” I had to get an ekg to go on meds...my internist wasn’t available so I saw another doctor in the practice. She was a very petite woman in her 70s I’m guessing. She asked why I was there and I said I was considering meds for ADHD but I wasn’t sure since I kept thinking I should just be able to get my act together. She surprised me given her age / generation by saying “why not take medicine to help you when you’re at a very stressful and busy time in your life and try to manage without it when your kids are older if that’s still what you want?”

So, try asking some other doctors. They might have a better fit to recommend for you. I have realized what I thought for years was generalized anxiety was a side effect of ADHD. : “What if someone comes over in unannounced? Where are my (keys, shoes,...)? How / where should I start this project...?

Also medically I happened to have a very low resting heart rate (below 60) and I often needed a nap by mid afternoon. So worrying less makes me less exhausted and the slightly elevated (about 60 now) heart rate have been fine. [/quote]

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