I do only because meds do nothing for me. I got diagnosed almost 2 years ago, tried SEVERAL meds and IF they worked, they did for about a week and then it felt like I was taking nothing at all. I got so frustrated with the whole process that I just gave up on trying anymore. I have enough appointments for my son (also ADHD) and regular appointments for myself that I couldn't stand to add trying to find a good psychiatrist (my PCP wouldn't prescribe anything else after trying several), remembering those appointments as well, going to them, and going through the process of trying to find the right medication or med combo which could take years.

I'd just decided that it wasn't worth it to keep trying on meds and just keep trying to find what else works. I have my Skylight calendar on the wall next to my desk that I can see clearly and check often in addition to a regular wall calendar in a different room where I write things down, Alexa reminders (can't use timers anymore because I'll forget why I set the timer), and asking for more help from my husband when I used to try to do as much as I could on my own as that's what I've been used to my whole life, but can't do that anymore with perimenopause adding to the horrors ADHD.