Drugs backordered. Raw dogging life.

My (39m) wife (39f) and I both have ADHD, diagnosed independently within the decade we have been together. It's been eye-opening to say the least, so many things made sense. We got medicated, currently on Adderall and it's been great.

Fast forward to now and our pharmacy cannot fill any Rx because of a shortage. We were told to call around to different pharmacies, a nightmarish chore in itself, to no avail.

We have no other choice but wait. In the meantime we still have plenty of responsibilities. She's an administrator in an urban high school and I take care of our 2 year old son.

By all accounts I have it easier, I'd rather deal with diapers and tantrums than the managerial nightmare that is her job.

It has been roughly a week for me without meds and I notice how much more difficult tasks have become. I cleaned just half the kitchen yesterday and got so overwhelmed I had to stop.

Everywhere I look there is something that needs cleaning or organizing but there's also a drunken gnome stumbling about adorably watching Bluey and demanding piggy back rides.

The most surprising thing about treating my ADHD was how much it cooled my mood. I find without it my thoughts race and my emotions run closer to the surface. I find I'm more easily frustrated, which in it itself is very frustrating.

The cycle of shame comes quickly, the kitchen is dirty I must be failing. He's watching too much TV but I've got to do laundry. We should really go outside but I can't fix the stroller. It snowballs until I'm six feet deep waiting for a Saint Bernard.

If you're traveling this path unmedicated, what has helped you?

Thanks in advance!