For me it's like ADHD without the hyperactivity. Concentration level sucks, have always had some form of learning disability all throughout school, I always have to make absolutely sure I put things in one place to not lose them the next day, I could go on further but we'd be here all day.. I am taking Adderall at 5mg (not sure if that's enough yet or not, follow up is in a month) and with everything going on lately, that's likely exacerbated the issue. The distraction issues are also a thing for me as Hectic mentioned. It affects my college studies as much as anything else when I have to go over several things over and over, and can't retain information. Especially in my line of work, IT, most of the certifications I've read up on are dry as shit information-wise. Medicine has come quite a ways since the early days where they just said mental illness was all in your head and gave lobotomies to the worst cases.
In my consultation with my doctor, the addictive characteristics of the medication were mentioned. Everyone I have talked to who is on the drug says as much, but they also mention how much it's helped them maintain their life, and help control the symptoms. I am also taking medication currently to relieve anxiety symptoms leading to depression, it helps as well. I do things also to try to maintain a healthy lifestyle, diet, exercise, things like that. I don't know that I'll be on it forever.
On a personal level I've always thought cocaine and other schedule 1 drugs should be legalized and used for medicinal purposes, or at least studied to do so. Marijuana and magic mushrooms have seen their way to combat things like PTSD, depression and other mental issues fairly successfully. I think other scheduled drugs that are so reviled could hold possibilities for other diseases and disorders.
