> but everyone with ADHD should at least try cleaning up their diet. It's a no lose option.
It is extremely difficult for someone with ADHD to change their diet. It's difficult even for neurotypical people. I know that it and exercise are obviously beneficial, but from experience there's a "loss" in that trying and failing consistently to improve my lifestyle really takes its toll on my motivation and self-esteem. Not to say that I'm not still trying... but it's hard.
My trick is to cook a roast and just eat roast beef and frozen vegetables for a few days. Very little effort required, and once ketosis kicks in and the brain fog lifts you have the clarity to make more sustainable diet changes.
No such effect exists for me. Plus, it would require following through on going shopping so I have roast beef and frozen veggies in the house (or remember to take them with me to work). That's not happening in an unmedicated state. I'm lucky if I can put together a remotely healthy meal while unmedicated.
I usually do it over a weekend because I always forget to pack a lunch, too. As an aside, my tip for that issue is to go to the grocery store on your lunch break and stock up on healthy foods you can keep at work to make lunch there. Anyway, my suggestion was to try cleaning up your diet to see if it works. It sounds like you've already done that without positive results. Diet clearly isn't the solution for you. It was for me. Btw, I'm 37. I was on Adderall as recently as 2014. It took years of struggling to find something that works for me.
It is extremely difficult for someone with ADHD to change their diet. It's difficult even for neurotypical people. I know that it and exercise are obviously beneficial, but from experience there's a "loss" in that trying and failing consistently to improve my lifestyle really takes its toll on my motivation and self-esteem. Not to say that I'm not still trying... but it's hard.