What about non-stimulant drugs? Are they as difficult to get? I'm bipolar, so stimulant drugs are not a great idea for me, but I'd still like to get some help. My experience has shown it's not something I can meditate/diet/exercise my way out of.
Guanfacine is one non stimulant ADHD prescribed med that you might want to look into. For OTC supplements I don't think it hurts to consider N-Aceytl-cysteine (NAC) but it's not a cure all.
This is a great OTC supplement for helping focus too!
Straterra is an option but I believe works like an anti-depressant. My experience wasn't great with it, but who knows? If it works for you that's great!
Be careful with SSRIs, they can be neurotoxic over the long term (as in 2+ years). I can't find a good paper from a quick Google search, but if you use SSRIs for long enough they can start to damage serotonin receptors, and you might develop a permanent tolerance to serotonin. Somewhat similar to meth's neurotoxicity to dopamine receptors.
It's an SNRI(norepinephrine) not an SSRI.
SNRIs are even worse. I've by random chance met two people who got permanent movement disorders from Venlafaxine, and one who developed seizures. My own experience was extremely abysmal too. All of the side effects of stimulants ramped up to 11 with none of the benefits.
Venlafaxine is an Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, Strattera is just a Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.
Oh, whoops. I probably skimmed the page too fast or something. Not aware of anything bad with norepinephrine, although my specific case of ADHD gets much worse with SNRIs or levoamphetamine so obviously YMMV.