I will have you know that no psych meds (including Ritalin) entered my body until my mid 20s.
Don't get me wrong, I was ADHD as all get out, just smart enough to compensate for it. LOL, I got a 4.0 in college and my Master's degree and I could barely pay attention at all.
I found out I had it by a doc like starting me on a stim off label for treatment resistant depression. It didn't work (for the depression) but it SURE as hell made it easier for me to screw on lids all the way, and other things driving my husband APE. LOL he actually came to me with like, deep peitence wanting to know if like he complained too much. I was like, "No honey I tune you out like a blown speaker, but it might be my new med."
So I told my doc about sitting in the back drawing horses all day then scaring teachers with my test scores and then they wanted me to Work All Hard and stuff, and I didn't like it, but I kinda got used to it, eh?
Besides, if I'm drifting off well it's usually because I am considering ways to take over the world. It still happens. I'm putting a plan together, LOL. The Adderall may actually be slowing DOWN that plan, like I pay more attention to mundane things like what my floor looks like.
Let's face it, I really don't CARE what my floor looks like quite often. It's mundane. As long as nothing's gonna kill me.... What gives? It is the ground. I walk on it, it works, BAM.
I have been cleaning too much, clearly.
Anna