“I had zero intuition that [ADHD] was my issue, and my psychiatrist completely blew my mind when she diagnosed me after testing. I went through high school and college being extremely behind even when I was trying my hardest”
Photo: Nick Dolding/Getty Images Last week, a CDC report revealed that between 2003 and 2015, prescriptions for drugs to treat ADHD among American women aged 30 to 34 increased 560 percent. For women aged 25 to 29, they increased a whopping 700 percent. The most common prescriptions, according to the report, were Adderall, Vyvanse, and Ritalin, and prescription rates in Southern and Western states rose most dramatically.
What is clear is that ADHD is a complex diagnosis, made even more complicated when the patient is a woman. We talked to ten of those women — some diagnosed in childhood and some in adulthood —about their symptoms, medication, coping mechanisms, and more. When I was younger, [my ADHD] was written off as behavioral problems. I grew up in the ’80s in the South. I couldn’t sit in my seat, always interrupted teachers, and was constantly bored. It was a relief, honestly, to have a prescription that would help me do basic functions and focus so I wouldn’t get kicked out of school. I still take Adderall for deadlines and high-priority projects involving many people, but not daily.
I would describe it as your brain having a secret life. It’s off doing its own thing but is still very much in your body, so you’re dragged around with it while it binge-watches The Office again instead of studying for that big test you have tomorrow. It all seems very innocuous until you’re failing classes and stumbling at work and you’re like, ‘How did this even happen?’”
It’s extremely frustrating to know that I went through life with this disorder when I could have possibly succeeded instead of failing. Now I’m on medication and understand my setback, and I’m thriving at my job. I’ve gotten multiple promotions and I’m living out my real potential.”
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