I'm kind of in between drugs and no drugs. My youngest son (now 29) was one of the most hyper-active kids I've ever seen. A family friend, who is a psychiatrist, spent lunch and an afternoon watching him when he was about 8. She said that he definitely was ADD (this was long before they changed the diagnosis to ADHD), but that her feeling was that unless a child literally couldn't sit down for 5 minutes, that they shouldn't be drugged. Her daughter was on Ritalin.
He has had trouble all his life with concentrating. He has never (ever) read a book, cover to cover. He simply can't. But, he can play video games for hours on end. After watching him for so many years, I took an ADHD test, and I could definitely be diagnosed with it (or rather, the adult version). I've had trouble all my life. But, I can read a book, cover to cover. But, if I'm in a conversation with someone in which I'm bored, you can move heaven and earth, and I can't concentrate on it. Thus, I do a lot of avoiding of talking with certain people. :D
So, my point is that I think it affects different people different ways. It was difficult for me in the beginning to go into a trance. After practice, I could drop into a deep trance in a matter of seconds. I still have problems now and then. When you get the heebee geebees (otherwise known as wanting to crawl out of your skin), there is nothing that will help, except sheer determination. And, even then, there are times I have to just give up.
Personally, I don't see anything wrong with trying out a medication. To me, use anything that works. Ritalin is over prescribed in the U.S. No doubt about it. But, when I think back on all the poor teachers that had to put up with my obnoxious son (not to mention me), I wonder if putting him through a regimen of chemicals might have helped him and made everyone's life a little easier. He only deals well with it now, because he's learned to compensate as an adult. He never admitted to me he couldn't read a book until he was in his mid 20's. I now think of all the wonderful books he's missed out on in his life. If he had been taking a drug for the ADD, things might have been different for him. Now, he just listens to audio books. But, those are pretty limited to only certain books.
So, I would say if there is a new drug out there that might be able to help, go for it. And, let us know how you do on it. Maybe some of us might want to try it. :D