I'm someone with ADHD and I've had it diagnosed and medicated since I was around 10.
Medication is only half the battle. It takes the edge off, but it's not a cure-all.
For me, therapy was by far the most impactful thing in my life. I learned how to externalize things so my forgetfulness or distractions don't cause them to be forgotten, I learned how adhering to a strict schedule can be extremely beneficial for me, and I learned that the "superhuman" state you talk about isn't actually a good thing to be in (it's more of a "manic" state when I really looked at it. I feel superhuman at the time, but when I go back and look at what I actually accomplished, it's often I got sucked down a rabbit hole that wasn't actually on task), and that I could almost "trick" myself into getting into a good amount of focus (not hyperfocus, and not constantly-distracted) with a combination of all of it.
It's taken years, and the medication is still a very integral part of it, but it's only part. And every year I feel like I get better at managing it.
Medication is only half the battle. It takes the edge off, but it's not a cure-all.
For me, therapy was by far the most impactful thing in my life. I learned how to externalize things so my forgetfulness or distractions don't cause them to be forgotten, I learned how adhering to a strict schedule can be extremely beneficial for me, and I learned that the "superhuman" state you talk about isn't actually a good thing to be in (it's more of a "manic" state when I really looked at it. I feel superhuman at the time, but when I go back and look at what I actually accomplished, it's often I got sucked down a rabbit hole that wasn't actually on task), and that I could almost "trick" myself into getting into a good amount of focus (not hyperfocus, and not constantly-distracted) with a combination of all of it.
It's taken years, and the medication is still a very integral part of it, but it's only part. And every year I feel like I get better at managing it.