How much improvement am I supposed to see from adhd medication?
Hi I(M23 6’3 217lbs) was diagnosed with ADHD when I was around 7-8 years old, I also recently went back to a psychologist and was diagnosed again with ADHD (specifically commented that I’m probably in the 90% percentile) anxiety and depression both with trauma related symptoms. I was on ritilin as a kid and don’t really remember what it did for me. I was on vyvanse for years and eventually decided it wasn’t doing anything. I went to aderall for a bit and felt minor improvement then went to dextyro with guanfacine and felt nothing and am now on aderall with guanfacine and feel minor improvement. I say all of this to really ask, what should I truly expect adhd medication to do for me? I feel like eveyone I talk to talks about adhd medication as a life changing experience that truly helped them and to me I feel slightly better but still feel incredibly dopamine addicted, forgetful, and all around dysfunctional. I’m not sure if it really is just a me issue and I’m just not trying hard enough or what. I’m on 3mg of guanfacine and 30mgs of Adderall which I feel like is a normal dose so I feel like I’m just expecting too much of the medication. I ask here because I’m really bad at being fully transparent with the doctor because I’m very socially anxious and honestly feel kinda insecure telling them it’s not working for me. I know that’s dumb, I don’t know why I’m like this.