Hi :-) I hope we do too! Medication is one step in the right direction. It has helped with my problems related to lack of inertia, which seems to be pretty common with some of us with ADD. With this med (Vyvanse) I can also pay attention and concentrate without daydreaming. It quiets all the noise going through my head, if that makes sense. Hopefully you can find the med that works for you. Initially I was taking Concerta while still working, and it did not help me at all, even on the max dose. Unfortunately, I quit before going on the Vyvanse. I suspect that I would have been able to stay at the position had I been taking the Vyvanse.
I will soon begin working with a counselor who specializes in working with people with ADD/ADHD. She does cognitive behavioral therapy, which in my opinion and from past experience working with psych patients in the late 1980's (after graduating for the first time w/ a BS in Psych), seems to be the way to go. Maybe you can look into that? I have learned that I need to make TONS of lists...I have even purchased a small notebook to detail what I need to do each day. Sometimes, if there is a lot to do, I will give myself time frames with which to get things done. If I fail to keep a list or fail to do time frames when there is a lot on that list, I end up spinning my wheels all day long, and end up at the end of the day wondering what the heck I even did all day!!! Giving myself time frames (literally writing out an hour by hour schedule of what I need to do each day all day long) provides the amount of structure I need because we all know how we are distracted by thoughts or by things going on in the environment (ie things we see, distracted by other things needing to get done, TV if it is on, the computer like right now for me lol, etc). Structure is KEY, and the difficulty lies in maintaining structure for ourselves because of all those distractions, like I just said. Hoping the CBT will help me to find other ways of managing my time and staying organized, especially as a nurse. I want to work as a Labor and Delivery RN, and my job fresh out of nursing school (the one I just quit) was at the busiest hospital in the area.I was told by my manager that I have the intelligence, knowledge, the personality (my patients loved me), and the work ethic to perform the job but I needed to work on my organization, time management and confidence. I also need to learn to keep my mouth shut, and not say out loud when I feel stressed, overwhelmed or am struggling. Co workers and management do NOT want to hear those things out loud, because even though they all feel those things too, when someone verbalizes them it makes the person seem less competent and coworkers lose trust in that person's abilities. Vyvanse also helps me to not over share so much, so am able to keep my mouth shut, and I am forever thankful for that!!! My friend also said that I seem calmer, less harried and hurried, which is fabulous!!!
Confidence is a problem with me because I have always just kinda muddled through, and never could quite meet the goals I set for myself my entire life, always falling just short of them. Kinda like going through life flying by the seat of my pants. It sucks. I am guessing you have similar feelings?? From what I have read, low confidence is pretty common.
Anyway I still tend to type way too much, but I hope my sharing this helps you :-) !
Take Care and keep trying!!