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Author	LexyNoise
Comment	1. It's about the same - it hasn't gotten better or worse. 2. I was on Ritalin when I was at school - 35mg per day. 3. No, I stopped taking it as soon as I left school. While it really did help me focus and learn stuff, it changed my personality a lot. I have a professional office job that I can focus on and do well, and I've also got an 'evening and weekend' job that's the same. I have 'manageable quirks', but not problematic behaviour. I tend to get 110% interested in a hobby for a while, then drop it for something else. Right now, it's retro gaming emulators. Generally, people with ADHD have noticeable quirks that trained medical professionals can see a mile away. When I moved home and had to register with a new GP, they interviewed me and the nurse asked me if I had ADHD without me mentioning it. She noticed my mannerisms, the way I looked around the room constantly while talking to her, and my lack of eye contact. You will find it very hard to get diagnosis and medication as an adult. They usually try to push people towards self-management rather than a medication. That's because the medication is a highly controlled substance and it's widely abused by people without ADHD because of the effect it has on them.
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/cqpw7d/adhd_questions/ex25iol/
Created	Fri 16th Aug 2019 2:45pm
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1. It's about the same - it hasn't gotten better or worse.
2. I was on Ritalin when I was at school - 35mg per day.
3. No, I stopped taking it as soon as I left school. While it really did help me focus and learn stuff, it changed my personality a lot. I have a professional office job that I can focus on and do well, and I've also got an 'evening and weekend' job that's the same. I have 'manageable quirks', but not problematic behaviour. I tend to get 110% interested in a hobby for a while, then drop it for something else. Right now, it's retro gaming emulators.

Generally, people with ADHD have noticeable quirks that trained medical professionals can see a mile away. When I moved home and had to register with a new GP, they interviewed me and the nurse asked me if I had ADHD without me mentioning it. She noticed my mannerisms, the way I looked around the room constantly while talking to her, and my lack of eye contact.

You will find it **very** hard to get diagnosis and medication as an adult. They usually try to push people towards self-management rather than a medication. That's because the medication is a highly controlled substance and it's widely abused by people without ADHD because of the effect it has on them.