Hi, Ditzy. I just joined yesterday but just read your thread and found some validation. I'm in my 40s and have gone back to school. AGAIN. I've tried several times to finish the college I started after HS but end up losing interest or hope because it's so difficult to stay on task to study. Im very intelligent and I love to learn but making myself sit down and actually study just overwhelms me a lot of the time so I end up procrastinating because I find it so tedious. When I procrastinate, the task becomes almost insurmountable and I either give up or panic and cram. I've finally discovered I've created a pattern of this over the years. I've always written it off as being irresponsible or unmotivated or afraid of failure, yada yada. Needless to say, I've finally come to a point that I've had to say........SOMETHING is going on with me! Im bright and WANT the success but seem to keep finding ways to avoid it.
I hated Math and made Cs in HS and once or twice a D. My mind would wander and I daydreamed SO much. Obviously, you can't learn all the necessary steps to solving more complex Math in HS if your head keeps going to the clouds because your painfully bored. lol (like I was). What I found amazing is that when I reentered college the first time in my early 30's, I had to take beg. algebra. I had a more mature discipline regarding paying attention but only due to my age, I think. Somehow I pulled off an A! But soon after, I lost my direction and could never decide on a clear path I wanted to take toward a degree.
Anyway, I've wondered about the meds with adults too. Both of my boys have taken ADHD meds but I wondered how adults fare with them. I cannot WAIT to put this to bed, for me. It's been sabotaging SO many areas of my life and I do not intend to let this keep me thinking, or other family members, that I'm just DITZY. lol