This is almost exactly my experience. I sat on my diagnosis for a number of years thinking it was wrong and 'this is just me', not really fully understanding th

This is almost exactly my experience. I sat on my diagnosis for a number of years thinking it was wrong and 'this is just me', not really fully understanding the benefits I was giving up by foregoing meds. After starting I really just didn't need my anxiety meds anymore. Turns out being able to keep your shit together makes you less anxious. Who knew! Paranoia about the cardiac side effects have led me in to caring a lot about my overall cardiac health, which has meant that I've largely countered side negative effects with the obsession over HIIT and less medication overall. Giving up alcohol has been kind of sad but I'm getting to the age where hangovers are starting to get brutal so maybe it's for the best. It's also been nice to keep certain aspects of ADHD that I like, like my hyperfocus on certain subjects. I wish I could tell teenage me to investigate this sooner.