In some way, I'm fine with not taking medication. My symptoms aren't too severe - possibly because I'm a female. I've done some retained reflexes therapy which also helped to bring the mood swing down massively in the first few months. Apart from this, probably the awkward social situation bothers me the most. But as long as I'm at workplace, I feel being respected and accepted (most of the time).
So personally, I'm reluctant to take the medication fearing it would alter how I have been my whole life. But DH has been bothered with various traits of my ADHD condition. For years the communication frustrates him as he thought I didn't listen to him and disrespect him. Even after we finally found out the cause of most of these issues down to ADHD, he still can't entirely be letting me be.
The other day, when I was complaining some other mum in my son's school started ignoring me/avoiding me for no good reason. I was quite upset/saddened by it. DH brought up the topic of having medication again. I'm really scared. But he seems to think if it's the only way I can do something to change the situation, then I shall go for it. I felt almost like if I don't, he'd think I'm to be blamed to be actionless. I also don't think he's done much research on any potential side effect. So all in all, I felt being left alone.
On the other hand, I have been thinking to help my son who's 7 and obviously has ADHD too. I'm kind of thinking if one day I want to explore medication for my son, shouldn't I try it first myself?
But I'm really scared... Can anyone share some experience? I'm over 40 and was diagnosed when I was in late 30s.