Hello there, neverregret! I'm an adult and just got diagnosed with the inattentive type of ADHD (or ADD). Interestingly, I never related with any of the descriptions of ADD because things like "lack of focus" or something, I focus the way I always have and that just feels normal! So I'm normal! lol if that makes sense. I think most people can recognize this in themselves though, like you have. It's great you're trying things out, I know medications can really make such a big difference for people. Anyways, maybe go back and talk with your Dr. about it. It's possible that you may need some other type of release form or something like that. Now, I'm not sure, is it the caffeine in coffee that's the problem or something about the coffee itself? If it's just the caffeine, maybe you can opt for decaf or something and see if that helps.