So I finally had my evaluation with a pdoc today. I arrived at his office totally frustrated because despite my best efforts, I got lost trying to find his office. I live only one town away and I left an hour early. I had prepared with directions and I used the GPS on my phone but still got hopelessly lost. I even called him because I feared I would miss the appointment. I did not want him to meet me in this totally frustrated state but...

So after talking for a while he tells me that he believes that I do have ADD but with generalized anxiety disorder as well. We talked about medications and he wanted me to tell him which bothered me more, frustration and anxiety (very prone to that), or the difficulty in concentration and getting motivated. I told him that both sets of symptoms are equally troubling. He did not want to start me off on two medications at once so we are starting with Strattera.

Is anyone else on this forum struggling with episodes of high frustration and anxiety along with ADD? To be clear, the frustration is episodic not continual and will escalate to flat out anger. If so, what are you doing about it? My pdoc is being very cautious with meds and I appreciate that but like he said, there are two issues with me. He did say that because I have had untreated ADD since childhood (I have actual documentation to that effect) I am now dealing with 35 years worth of poor coping skills and bad memories which surface whenever I feel frustrated or stupid.
Anyone else stuck with having to manage these two issues?