There are valid reasons for me to think I have a low dopamine level. My whole life I've been having issues with short attention span, inability to focus and trouble concentrating. While it sounds like an ADD, I also experience dreamy feeling of reality, my natural state of mind is very sleepy, slow and I feel like living in a dream more than a reality, or like looking at the world through a fog, clouds... I also have been having issues with very low motivation, extreme laziness, low energy and constant feeling of tiredness throughout my whole life. I usually sleep for 10 to 12 hours a day and I can't wake up unless somebody else wakes me.

There are very rare occations in my life, when I feel like the cloud is lifted and I can see the world in its rich colours, I feel more active and slightly motivated, but these periods are very short termed.

A lot of people have told me that it's a long term depression or other psychological issues, but I've noticed that serotinin based medication doesn't really help me. On the other hand when I use stuff that is suppoused to increase the level of dopamine I feel much better.
For example most people feel tired and relaxed when they use valium, but when I first used it I felt amazing. The clouds lifted, my thoughts were suddenly focused and clear, I saw the world in its full colours and I actually felt energized and happy, not tired at all. I know it's strange but the same thing happened to me with weed, most people after smoking feel relaxed, I felt focused, serious, present and active. Alcohol usually helps me as well, but that is also a dopamine based thing.

Is it possible that my condition is really low dopamine? I've heard that things that are suppoused to relax people with normal dopamine levels can actually energize those whose dopamine is low. Is that true? If so, how can I increase my dopamine levels? Don't worry I do not take valium or use any other drugs, that's why I'm asking about a natural way of increasing it. Also can I be prescripted dopamine based medication without an official ADD or ADHD diagnosis? And can be a low or an unstable level of dopamine caused by anything else than ADD or ADHD? (I know it's not low but unstable in ADD patients).