I don't want to sound like I'm working for the Cephalon corporation, having touted moda before as a nootropic, but have you tried modadinil?It is non-addictive, and if you look into it, you'll see it can serve the same function as ADD/ADHD medication.I think that moda is much safer than adderall, ritalin or amphetamines. I read the clincial trial data, and I think it is very promising. It was thrown out by the FDA for some junk reason that is highly unlikely to be connected to modafinil (somebody died from an extremely rare skin disease in the clinical trial).I suggest you bring moda up with the doctor and ask them. I'm extremely leery of taking drugs but I think some lifestyle changes + moda and a healthy diet/exercise work wonders for a great many people suffering from attention and retention problems.In my experience, many doctors simply use a 'chemical cosh' on their patients in this area of drugs for the mind. Whether it is depression, anxiety, stress, attention span problems, they often use sledge hammers when they ought to be using chestnut hammers. They have 10 - 20 minutes at the most to make a diagnosis, and much of that is spent filling paperwork, reading your medical history or writing prescriptions. You on the other hand, live with yourself all day long and feel very different from day to day. So it is easy to make mistakes even if there are not incentives to do so.As a devout capitalist, let me remind you that there is this giant global conspiracy theory. They are very organized. They sit in tower blocks, around tables endlessly plotting. They want your money! Who?! Everybody! They are all in it! But seriously, I'm just saying don't leave your thinking cap at the door to the consultant's office. So many do. When you take drugs, you should trust your body's reaction to them just as much as the doctor and the advice. Keep a drug diary. Track your progress. This is not a New Age trust in Nature thing, it's that doctors are consultants like any other kind of consultants, they are not special, they are frequently overconfident as to the diagnosis of the problem, 50% of the time or more. And if you get the problem wrong, then it stands to reason that no amount of solutions will help you improve.If you are thinking like a capitalist setting up your portfolio of investments, this way helps you to think rationally. For example; if you consider your health as 'human capital', then you are out to improve your ROI (return on investment). So you approach it by running trials with a drug diary, by doing your own research on drugs, by using visible and tangible metrics to establish whether ground is covered or lost. You would do this for your money, why not your health? Note: some drugs take a few weeks to work, so watch out.This is more rational, because even if a drug solves the problem entirely, it could be the case that you find you lose capital elsewhere e.g. you feel tired, get headaches, suffer some dysfunction. It is nearly impossible for a doctor to work out such opportunity costs for your person in 10 or 20 minutes. Even perfectly synthesized drugs don't work identically, even in twins.tldr; To the excel spreadsheet you must go! Yes!