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The way I see it, I never actually had depression. I was sad-ish and struggling with life in a way that caused me to get full marks on a depression self- assessment questionnaire, but that was because of the ADHD. So when every time I got told I had depression, the attempts at treatment did nothing, it was because I was being treated for a symptom without anything being done about the underlying cause. Stick 30mg of Elvanse into me every day, and hey presto I’m no longer depressed at all.

Oh hey that’s the article that lead to me getting diagnosed! I read this right after coming back to work after a long COVID furlough. I had been finding it really hard to be back at work and was seeing a therapist for depression (again) then read this and realised that it had actually definitely been ADHD the whoooole time and the current problem was the complete atrophy of all my coping mechanisms after so much time not using them.

I’m an Elvanse (Vyvanse for Americans) user, unfortunately. I don’t tolerate Methylphenidate well (they made me try like four different versions of it first before they’d give me the Elvanse) and as far as I know there is a shortage on just about all Dexamphetamine based medications.

The medication shortage has had me acutely aware of my ADHD this past month, does that count?

I’ve found that hot and active sorting do not create the most enjoyable feed experience for me. I currently have my sorting set to top>6 hours, which I like much better. It means my feed does not change that much over time, so if you’re opening Lemmy frequently for a couple of minutes of browsing, it doesn’t really work. But I generally only come here during my commute, so twice a day for a longer period of browsing, and it works really well for that.