ADHD madness

For most of my life, ADHD medication has simply been a tool prescribed to help me manage a neurodevelopmental disorder I was first diagnosed with at sixteen. My treatment was very quiet and off the radar so to speak as I kept up with routine drug screens and other compliance to maintain my prescription every […]

How DEA Policy Quietly Altered Our Medication and Our Lives By Marilynn Monroe For years, many people with ADHD such as myself have relied on Adderall to bring our scattered minds into focus — not for a “high,” but for stability, clarity, and basic functionality. But over the last few years, that stability has crumbled.

Since the ADHD medication shortage began in 2022, a growing number of people have been left to suffer in silence. Prescriptions are filled late — or not at all. Life saving medication that once worked reliably to treat ADHD now triggers side effects such as mental fog, anxiety, or just plain doesn’t work at all.

The ADHD Shame Spiral: Breaking Free from Guilt You told yourself you’d reply to that text message yesterday, but you didn’t. You promised to be on time this morning, but you weren’t. You swore this time you’d finally stick with the current project you were so passionate about recently, but you lost interest quickly, so