I was diagnosed in my third year of university, and it was a shock. I never realized what it was like to sit in class and actually be able to focus on what the professor was saying, actually be able to take notes, and not be distracted by everything everywhere, including my own brain! I was on meds for a few years, and actually finished university med free as I spent time working with a behavioral therapist to learn other tricks such as using fidgets and such to focus without the meds. It was important for me to have the med experience though because I had never ever ever felt what it was like to be able to focus before. After a while on the meds, I worked with the behavior therapist to recreate the feeling I had while on meds.

Fast forward ten years, I'm back on meds again, and yes, they still help! I find that the meds are most helpful when my world is too hectic for behavior mod.