[tomjakubowski]

I was diagnosed with moderate ADHD, inattentive type, as a teenager and prescribed adderall. I was also quite depressed, but I hid that from my psychiatrist.

The adderall certainly helped me to focus, but the side effects were awful and I stopped taking it regularly. I’ve since been diagnosed with depression and started on sertraline (an SSRI), and very soon after noticed an improvement to my attention, ambition, and ability to complete tasks.

It’s not surprising, I guess, but near-constant thoughts of worthlessness/desire to die can make it quite difficult to focus on tasks and generally function.