i’m in my mid 20s now have been prescribed every adhd medication under the sun from 6-18 around my jr year of high school i started selling my own meds to support my cocaine addiction not getting too into that-horrible idea horrible time in my life etc aside from wanting to fuel my own drug addiction i truly did not want to take my medication anymore i kind of feel for me at least that the medication isn’t a cure or a solution it’s just a cover up for what’s going on i don’t judge those who take these meds i support any other adhd sufferer with what works best for their brain i just can’t help but think-why can’t i just figure how to deal with me instead of having to rely on something that really could be taken away at any second why wasn’t i taught the tools to deal with my adhd but just handed a bottle of pills medication isn’t a cureit’s an aid but how cool would it be to learn how to live daily with work relationships friendships family etc just anything why can’t i just live with just melike i said in my mid 20s now it’s been about 10 years since i stopped taking my medication by choice and honestly i still haven’t figured it out i’ve had success many down falls i struggle every day it’s unbelievably draining maybe i should go back to meds the side affects and dependency is what detours me so muchi’m in therapy too in case anyone was wondering it helps not significantly-yet at least thoughts useful tips for proceeding on how to just live with adhd without medication sorry this was word vomit haha i’m sure you all get itit’s not easy it is not easy to live with this everyday is a struggle to cover up my “slowness” or inability to comprehend anything on a “normal” pace