if it’s not helping, I’d talk about changing dosage, or trying a non stimulant medication, like Strattera. Too many possible side effects for no benefit. Personally, I need a fairly high dose of Concerta (methylphenidate extended release, Ritalin is methylphenidate immediate release and does NOT work well for me), and non stimulant meds do less than nothing. I’d recommend trying a higher dose first (or giving it time to build up in your system if it’s one of those), and go from there. Good luck!

I was officially diagnosed at 17 (psycho educational testing), with severe combined inattentive/hyperactive ADHD, and then the psychiatrist I was assigned to by the Ontario healthcare system previously for depression said he didn’t believe I had it, but he’d appease me by putting me on Wellbutrin (has a small amount of stimulant in). It’s worth noting he had to prescribe the Wellbutrin as a new antidepressant because he either hadn’t read or ignored my chart (no SSRIs due to past issues with them), and prescribed an SSRI that put me in the hospital. After that, control of all my meds was turned back over to my GP, thank god. I’ve had great doctors and terrible doctors, unfortunately sometime you have to navigate a few awful ones to find the right one.