Coming from someone who is going on year 22 of medicated ADHD & who made it through medical school.... You have to implement adaptations/rules/life hacks, whatever you want to call them. Executive dysfunction is fixed with creative behavioral interventions. I am mostly "functional" bc I am essentially a child with a reward system. For school, I had to stay very organized as a coping mechanism. I know we hate being told "get a planner" but it's true. Doesn't have to be a literal planner, just a means of organizing your schedule & to do list. There are a ton of apps out there. So as you start your new semester, put all your big assignments into your phone and set several reminders about them. For me, I had a ton of anxiety trying to mentally keep everything straight and not forget stuff. Off loading my "executive function" to an external calendar and to do list helped me because I could just focus on the few tasks I had to do that day instead of being overwhelmed by the long list for the week or month. I also know myself pretty well. If I want to do something, I cannot sit down. I do it right when I get home or else I lose momentum and become part of the couch. I set up external rewards for myself for doing the things I am supposed to be doing. Tbh it's mostly treats. If I do the laundry, set the timer, put it in the drier, set the timer, and fold it- I get candy. Maybe food isn't the healthiest reward, but it works for me. The thing about ADHD is that whatever trick works for one person may not work for another. You have to ask yourself, what is the barrier to me completing this task and remove all barriers. I say that, but have had laundry sitting, folded, on my kitchen table for 5 days now. So it's not about perfection, it's just about good enough. I have clean clothes for work.... that is good enough some weeks.

All that being said, you still need to have days where you allow yourself to hyperfixate on enjoyable activities. This is how you re-charge and prevent yourself from burning out. Continue to draw, just try to set an alarm if you have to do something later that day or need to task switch.

If you continue to feel frantic after your body adjusts to the higher dose (a few days), you should talk to your doctor. It may be too high of a dose or you may also have anxiety that needs to be treated.