Fellow Canadian here but not QC , so no input on Dr choices sadly ! although my first diagnosistreatment was with the campus university Dr which made it easier when i eventually got a family Dr . You need to look at how a Dr operates their job is to provide medical assistance for a condition that negatively impacts your life . if i have pain but can sleep and function fully in daily life , there is objectively no benefit to adding a medication that has inherent side effects and risks . By this definition , having ADHD is not in itself justification for Treating ADHD . I went almost 8 years unmedicated after the initial diagnosis because i hated ritalin , but the school Dr was a firm believer that ritalin was the only choice and that it was only a matter of finding the right dose . so i just self medicated for 8 years . The symptom of my adhd that ultimately got me to get treated more appropriately was boredom and restlessness it got to the point that i would just do drugs to satisfy the unending urge to be doing something . The irony was if i didn ' t have any drugs i wouldnt be obsessed with doing them , which ultimately made me realize this was more than a normal addiction issue rather a symptom of untreated ADHD . This is when i asked about daily xr medication and talked about how ritalin made that restless aspect of adhd worse while addressing attention . We decided to try adderall , and i can now sit contently for hours without getting dangerously bored and restless . For what its worth she also told me that untreated ADHD is a ticking bomb , you may go years without thinking you need treatment as i had but it always catches up to you eventually !