The title of my post is somewhat misleading. Adderall actually does exactly what I need it to. It gives me focus, causes my brain to let go of negative thoughts and gives me a desire to achieve. It also gives me extremely bad migraine headaches. I've tried all kinds of ways to circumvent those: making sure I stay well-hydrated, cutting back on caffeine, exercising, getting good sleep, cutting back on dosage. Nothing stops them, and they are excruciating. I've tried other ADHD meds as well: Ritalin, Straterra, Vyvanse, Concerta and Focalin. Adderall is the only one that gives my brain what it needs, but I can't take it because of the side effects. I could try other meds, but I'm tired of being a medical experiment plus my health insurance's prescription coverage pretty much sucks.

Some people may be able to find ways to live with unmedicated ADHD, but for me I don't know how. Life is a struggle throughout my day everyday, and whatever things I put in place to help with that provide little tidbits of help that I can barely perceive as compared with Adderall.