Hello, this is basically a very sleepless rant about my current frustrations. I was diagnosed with ADHD and MDD this year after being misdiagnosed for almost 3 years. I found out about it while I was in a very challenging part of the sem in a very challenging program in a very challenging university lol (spoiler, I failed the class partly because of it). In the middle of it all, my (new) psychiatrist and I were trying our best to figure out the best treatment plan for me. We started with Concerta, but I only became sleepy. She then added half a tab of Ritalin in the morning for my duties, didn't notice any difference. Then I switched to Ritalin LA and kept on increasing the dose but still, nothing happened. Hindi ko alam anong eexpect na pagbabago and I couldn't tell kung may pinagbago ba at all or tinatry ko bang pilitin sarili ko na may nangyayari. Majority of the people I know with ADHD, sabi nila life-changing daw talaga ang stimulants, as in nag-iba talaga control nila sa daily activities. Pero ako, parang wala talagang nangyayari.

Now, being delayed and an irregular student, sobrang dami kong free time which is worse for me also because mas lalong walang direksyon buhay ko. I am currently on two antidepressants (Venlafaxine and Agomelatine) with Agomelatine as an off-label "substitute"?? for the stimulants, but there's no way to tell kasi hindi naman ako busy.

With that! Sobrang laking frustration tuloy sakin na delayed na naman ako at wala na akong gana and hindi ko alam kung gagraduate pa ako because I used to be a super motivated and achiever student tapos ngayon para na akong latak ng kolehiyong ito !!!

Anyway, kayo, meron bang hindi nagwowork ang stimulants dito? Anong treatment plan mo ngayon? How's your life going so far?