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I've read a lot (a LOT) of posts here and elsewhere that made me suspect I have ADHD. I made an appointment to get evaluated. Just curious about other people's experiences.

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[–] TheBluePillock@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I've always had something wrong with me. The various diagnoses never fit and treatments didn't do much. After making progress with my depression, I reaffirmed that it's a result of my struggles, not the cause of them. So I stopped taking my meds, which never helped anyway.

At least, not how I expected. All my life, the mental fog and feeling scatterbrained was just normal. Even when starting Wellbutrin, it was mixed with other medications and ramped up so slowly that I never noticed the difference it made. But suddenly going without, I realized ... oh, this has gotta be ADHD. So I got diagnosed and I'm seeing where that leads me.

It's been a long road, and more difficult than most. But maybe soon it'll finally get a little easier.