ADHD symptom tracker: keep notes for your next appointment

A note for your next ADHD appointment

Date and time (approximate is fine):

What was I doing?

What did I notice, and how did it affect my day?

Medication and time taken, if relevant:

My question for the appointment:

Start with a moment you want to remember

An ADHD symptom tracker can be a place to keep notes about your day: when you struggled to start a task, what interrupted your focus or a question you want to ask at your next appointment. A short description can give you something specific to refer to later.

EntreConsultas, our app currently in development, brings together focus and energy check-ins, medication times and appointment questions. Its first release is planned for iPhone, with an English interface. See how your notes fit together in the app.

What to write down

Pick a moment that matters to you. Include enough detail that you will recognize it a week later:

• When it happened. Add the date and an exact or approximate time.
• What you were doing. “I reread the same email several times” is more specific than “bad focus.”
• How it affected your day. Did you leave something unfinished, change your plans or need a break?
• What you want to ask. Keep a question alongside the note so you do not have to think of it again at the appointment.

You do not need to fill every field or reconstruct days you missed. If you miss a day, you can start again with your next note. Leaving a day blank does not mean you were symptom-free.

Keep your notes together in EntreConsultas

Add focus and energy check-ins as you go, with a note when you have something to say. If you take medication, you can also enter the time you took it. You can use check-ins and appointment questions without adding medication.

Use Trends to review the information you have entered over the weeks. Keep questions in Appointment as they come up. With Premium, you can choose which entries and questions to include in a PDF.

Your health data stays on your device. No account is needed, and you decide what to export and share. You can add a medication manually if it is not listed. The built-in catalog currently covers Brazilian products.

Describe a change without deciding what caused it

“I felt restless during my afternoon meeting” records an experience. “My medication caused it” adds a conclusion that the note alone cannot establish. If you suspect a connection, keep it as a question for your clinician.

These are personal notes, not an ADHD assessment or a treatment score. EntreConsultas does not diagnose ADHD, decide whether a medicine is working or recommend dose changes.

A note for your next ADHD appointment

Use a sheet for something you want to discuss. It is fine to leave details blank if you do not remember them.

Date and time (approximate is fine)

What was I doing?

What did I notice, and how did it affect my day?

Medication and time taken, if relevant

My question for the appointment

Choose what you want to discuss first

Before your appointment, look through your notes and choose the concerns you most want to discuss. Keep the other entries available if you need details. The NIMH suggests preparing questions and a medication list before a mental health appointment, and being specific about your experiences.

For a broader checklist, use our appointment preparation guide. If you need a record of individual doses, use the medication log template. You do not need a complete diary to ask a health professional for help.