Hi mark,

i'm not sure how it is in America (?) but here in England we're very lucky to have free meds on the NHS.

i would suggest 30 minutes excercise a day, lots of caffine (its a stimulant so does much the same thing on a not so grand scale) when you can't concentrate and some people say St John s Wort helps.

There are lots of alternative meds but a very healthy diet is supposed to be the best. (i find that hard!!)

My best tip is, like me (meds free) findin a way to run with it, not against it helps. I have electronic diaries, notes all round the house, on my desk a to-do list with 'rewards' when I complete things. I break tasks down to the tinyest manageable chunks rather than look at an overwhelming big picture.

Keep researching, education is the key!!

eat xx

If the programming is interesting/challenging to you (I mean really interesting) it will eventually click. Keep plugging at it. If it's not interesting find something that is.

Im getting mad i have add or adhd i have a lot more energy than any1 i no

 i have takin med after med they have all hepled alot with it i can read well and stay on track

 focalin i read a 400 page book in 2 days i have never read more than 30 in one without meds i upped the dose and got depressed and moody whith out the meds i read the same sentece like 100 times  can i lower the dose agin

 adderal i could read about 50 pages it was ok besides i couldent sleep at night so i got melotonin  dident help

vyvance i could sleep not sure if i could read well but my grades did im prove i was called zombie mlike by my mom  i was givin tradadone to sleep it works great but ever since i cough like every 5 seconds

 strattera worst of them all ur mad sad suicideal every thing is a big deal   did not help at all felt like i took a benadryl before i went to school made my grades worse

my mom hates how i act now im off all meds ecept seizre meds kepra topamax

i notice i cant concentrate now it sucks reasly bad im always mad at myself 

i think focalin is the best out there  i hope i can get back on it before high school so i dont ruin my life

im off trazodone i drink chammamile tea and lay in bed about 3 hours till i can go to sleep every once in a while ill take melatonin