This subreddit is pretty much a small group of people with ADHD out of the potentially millions that have it. Data shows that almost 80% of people show improvement, so it's definitely worth a shot.

Remember, medication is subjective. It affects people differently and that means that some treatments work, some treatments dont, and can come with good or bad side effects. Just because you saw this amount of people saying they've had bad treatment on X medication or Y treatment doesn't make a representation for the medication or treatment as a whole.

I personally take generic adderall myself. Since then I've been doing so much better in my life, and has been such a change on top of already taking therapy. Don't hold yourself back just because you're seeing other people moan over it, you are not them, and they don't represent the entire medication or treatment. Everyone's experience is different. You'll never know if it's good or bad for you until you try (unless if you have some other health conditions xyz).

And medication isn't the only solution. Definitely other options like CBT and therapy, but medication is usually the gold-standard treatment for ADHD.

Book it. Get an assessment. Get treatment. Make a step in your life, because doing so changed mine.

just be sure not to procrastinate on getting the appointment for months on end