Well, you've made some incorrect assumptions. You seem to think yourself verysmart, so you should understand a snap judgement like this is worth very little. You don't need psychological treatment alongside it and the results are pretty obvious and immediate. Try it or don't, but I have trouble seeing the value in your narrow and uninformed opinion.

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EdwardDiego 5 hours ago | parent [-]

It is more efficacious to have therapy alongside the medication, according to various studies I've read, but I have trouble accessing the therapy because it's expensive, so the meds alone will do for now.

I still need a list or five, but at least now I can remember I have a list, where I left my list, and to use my list.

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kstrauser 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There’s also the chicken-and-egg problem here. Know what makes it super hard to get organized and motivated to start therapy for ADHD? ADHD! Dealing with insurance companies is the exact kind of demoralizing nightmare that makes it extremely hard for the people who need the treatment to actually get it.

	▲	olyjohn 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Fuck this is so true. My first therapist I tried immediately told me she'd be annoyed if I missed appointments or was late. Half my goddamn problem was forgetting appointments and not being organized enough to use a calendar consistently. Decided fuck this, and took me a long time to try and find another one.

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olyjohn 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I put my list on the mirror in the bathroom, right in front of my face, to try to build a morning routine. I got sick of forgetting to brush my teeth, or put on deodorant, etc. That list sat on my mirror for 2 years, and every morning I would forget to use it. Fuck I hate it.

I had 3 therapists I went through. After the first few meetings where they tell you you have ADHD, they all eventually stopped being helpful. Mostly I needed them to tell me what I needed to do to to build good habits or what I can do to work around my ADHD... and all they wanted to do was listen to me talk and provide no helpful information. None of them told me about the side effects of the medication, how I should use it, or anything. Now I have no therapist, and I'm not really any worse off. The medication helped me way more. But that's just my experience.

	▲	EdwardDiego 36 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I feel you on the "My list is right there!" and then it becomes invisible, or if you ever do perceive it, it's only a source of guilt, not organisation.