ADHD Consultants

Pre meds I was an overplanner and knew what I was doing for the month ahead. Post modes I can’t for the life of me plan more than a few hours ahead and even then I don’t adhere to it. Any explanation?… more

WEEKEND ADVICE: How on earth do you rest and relax so you’re energises for the next work week when ON MEDS? I.e. when I’m on meds on weekend I can’t stop DOING stuff and can’t even pause to think and … more

Had my first day in office w/o meds (worked late and crashed at my s/o’s place), was expecting the day to be horrible but it felt really good surprisingly? Felt more social and creative - and didn’t f… more

I was just diagnosed and started 5mg of adderall twice a day. I don’t really notice a difference though. How long did it take for you to find a dose that works? I still find myself drifting off and fi… more

I was diagnosed with ADD at age 50 and was prescribed 5mg fast acting Adderall twice a day. Although it has been somewhat helpful to focus, I am having an incredibly difficult time falling asleep. With just a f… more

Can anyone recommend a fun fitness option? I need something new to hyperfixate on. Already spent lots of time in martial arts, aerial arts, dance, pole fitness, rock climbing, basketball, lacrosse, or… more

I am a male in my late 40s. Growing up, and to this day, I have zero interest in sports, esp sports that involve rules (so basically major of the sports :). And the same goes for participating in sp… more

I’m officially out of options. The adderall shortage hit NYC months ago but I managed to survive with a few local pharmacies that still had some. Now they’re all affected and I’ve gone 2 weeks without… more

Why do I just not read emails? Overwhelmed? Procrastinating? Too boring. I feel so behind, help :/ is this an ADHD thing

About to start my Ritalin medication next Friday .How is it going to affect my romantic and social life (emotions, sex, energy-level, etc). I know side effects are not universal but what are some you … more

Can’t keep up with reading and processing docs for my project as it’s fast paced, I’m titrating too, any idea why meds might not be enough to keep me reading well? I do get bouts when im changing dose… more

Best diets and food intervals for ADHDers on meds who want to work 70hour weeks sustainably

Guys does medication help? Here is my experience, I was working on large transformation projects for the last 2 years with mixed performance but as soon as I started working on my own projects further… more

Undiagnosed here - I noticed I only pay attention to something when I know it’s importance and/or if someone is telling me directly. I need a lot of hand holding if something isn’t tangible or hands-o… more

When you’re the only non-neurotypical person at your firm and it feels like everyone else knows what’s going on but you… making you feel like the idiot.

And when you reach out to someone they’re eithe… more

How to know if you have ADHD?

I think I’ve finally hit my breaking point and need to get meds to manage my ADHD. Can GPs write scripts or only psychiatrists? Is it worth it to go down the cerebral-esque route? TIA

Does anyone struggle on large scale projects? Feel like the size of the project combined with the lack of interest in it makes me lose attention span for it.

Why is it almost no matter how small my meal is, after a meal I’ve all of a sudden lost the ability to read/digest as quickly (I.e. meds effectiveness drops)

Advice: Splitting your daily XR dose. For working long hours (12-16h daily), have you tried splitting doses? 1. Has it been effective? 2. Which time interval did you take what dosage? (To get an idea … more

I think meds are making me hyper sexual! Anyone know if that’s normal or why?!

How do you set career goals? Got some feedback that since I like to get involved in every random project it's hard to see 1-2 really strong "spikes" in anything - basically a jack of all trades, mas… more

Has anyone tried career coaching specifically for ADHD? I am stuck in my career on a mid manager level and am thinking of investing into coaching but am not sure regular coaching can help with my chal… more

Currently in consulting and while I always felt I needed the excitement of changing roles and projects, I am exhausted. I am in a senior role with a full-time project, business development responsibil… more

I feel like I'm always behind and never have time to catch up. I used to work nights because it's impossible to make progress when I'm always waiting for Teams to ding, but then I'm exhausted duri… more

Hi my fellow neurodiverse friends. I wanted to ask you all something and it’s a bit of a sticky situation because there’s so much sensitivity around it, but let me pose a question to you. What if you … more

Any of my neurodivergent peeps out there feel like their invisalign is so tight that you almost fell gaggy and claustrophobic? I'm hating this and ready toss all of my trays.

After being diagnosed with adhd, do you think you’ve ended up mainly relating friends with it as well more naturally?

Anyone seen Jordan Peterson on ADHD/education? We’re basically taking concerta because we’re not doing enough physical activity when we’re young because we’re confined in boxes called schools lool. Fu… more

My teams/outlook calendar is not syncing with my apple calendar. Which calendar do you use that syncs apple, google, and outlook calendars. I am going crazy. Please help. :(

How long did it take you to normalize and gets used to meds during your titration period? Just started concerta XR at 18mg and struggling to fall asleep. So exhausted and mind is still racing hours af… more

Do you find casing harder than your non-ADHD friends do?

Any sports and entertainment agency folks out there willing to take a look at a resume?

Thinking CAA, IMG, (William Morris) Endeavor, Wasserman, Excel, Octagon, Genesco and any others (big or small) with a New Yor… more

I am having a difficult time managing my tasks. I've tried MS notes, MS tasks, Google keep, even plain old notebook, and have not had much success with any of them. Is there one task manager too… more

If I have literally no experience in this type of project, you can’t expect me to be honest about how little I comprehend the project AND give me shit about how I should know the answer to this questi… more

Anyone take 54mg methylphenidate (concerta) daily (and not weighing more than say 85kg)? Is it a strong dosage? Should one be concerned with health risks of going from 36 to 54mg?

This might sound silly but I don’t know how to organise my files when working like 4 streams and having multiple iterative versions of the same document often. Please advise. Also I end up never readi… more

Anybody doing 70hr+ weeks consecutively? If so, what is the ideal meds (concerta/IR) regime you have? I’m asking because I’m titrating and I’m not sure if I should stick to one dosage the whole week o… more