Living with ADD: The Struggle of Being Medicated

I was diagnosed young with ADD and I often wonder if they were even right. I’ve been on meds for years and also, I’m still pretty dysfunctional. There’s not a cure for ADD, just meds and treatments and some people can manage it pretty well. I’ve just been thinking about what chronic means lately, and the idea that my brain will always be like this, is heart breaking. I feel like I am my illness, many of the trademark behaviors of add are core parts of who I am. Do meds limit my real self? Im so confused…