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throw_away_add2on Ask HN: Dealing with ADHD Without Medication?

Try Strattera (atomoxetine). It's not a stimulant - the effects are not as powerful as a stimulant but it will help. Like SSRIs it will take a few weeks to notice improvements. A primary care practitioner would have no hesitation about prescribing a 90-day supply, and there aren't the same supply issues.

throw_away_add2on Ask HN: I seem to lack personality beyond my work / university. What can I do?

I come from a background similar to yours. Touching grass didn't work for me either when I was at the stage you're at. Therapy and antidepressants did work :)

throw_away_add2on Ask HN: I seem to lack personality beyond my work / university. What can I do?

What was that thing all the kids were saying a few weeks ago?

I got it -- _go touch grass_.

throw_away_add2on Ask HN: How can I approach our CTO who seems checked out?

Fella's gotta go. You deserve to be CTO.

throw_away_add2on Ask HN: What is Elon Musk's strategy in buying Twitter?

_Musk made an offer for the lulz_

Seems to me Musk got bored waiting for the EPA to give a go-ahead for Starship and things got wayy out of hand.

Have any journalists had the same insight?

throw_away_add2on Getting Out of a Rut

Waiting for my kid's due date was a slog for me too.

throw_away_add2on Tell HN: I'm nervous and don't know where else to go

Yes, calm down.

I wish someone could have told me that when I was an intern. Many times.

If the upgrade blows up, it won't be your fault because you're just an intern. There are multiple people making way more money than you are who are responsible for running the company. If those people leave an intern in charge of a mission-critical system and it breaks, it's their fault. If you do end up in the soup and you're able to save the day by calling Epicor support, you'll end up with some very nice letters of reference.

If it doesn't blow up, great, it means your advisor trusts you to keep the plates spinning while he's out. Keep doing what you're doing and you'll have a bright future.

Next time get trained before the guy with the knowledge disappears :)

throw_away_add2on Ask HN: How is your life after getting ADHD/ADD Diagnosis?

You gotta do it. The psych test is long (3-4 hours) but it's easy and worthwhile.

For me, obtaining a diagnosis (finally, at age 41) was extremely helpful on its own. Remember that if you have a diagnosis, you are not obligated to medicate. With my diagnosis in hand I was prescribed Strattera, which is not a stimulant like Adderall. It is demonstrably helpful, but not mind-blowingly effective. You should get checked out for anxiety and depression too. Living with ADHD causes one to develop anxiety and depression, which can be more detrimental. I've been on citalopram since about age 30. I also work with a talk therapist once a week. Getting help for anxiety, and the SSRI medication especially has made all the difference in my professional life. I had the severe kind of dysfunction you're experiencing and over the course of a few months on those meds I became the confident and productive team leader I wanted to be. Interestingly, it wasn't until becoming the parent of a child with ADHD that I was curious about investigating it for myself. Best of luck :)