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Just my experience with ADD. I have/had the regular ADD, not the hyperactive or inattentive, but I think a lot of ADD sufferers have similar symptons.
I found out when I was 20. It was a major discovery. I was put on Ritalin and it made a huge difference. I remained on it for 4-5 years, but after a couple of years on it, I started to feel "zombie-like". Towards the end I really felt like a f**king brain dead nothing. So I stopped cold turkey. Immediately the next day I felt reinvigorated. I started to focus on fixing this problem myself. I forced myself to overcome it. This was a difficult and endearing process and took a year or so, but I finally got to a point where I felt that I could function normally without drugs and really had no problem concentrating, etc.
The reason I post this is that I want to say that you can do this without drugs. I don't really recall exactly what it is that I did to overcome it, but I know from personal experience that it can be done. And yes, diet does play a role in how our bodies/brains function.
I would not rely on any one source as an ultimate authority, get several, if not 10 plus sources of info. to get a broad base of what can be done. But definitely asking your doctor if s/he can recommend a specialist for you to see, is a good idea. Even if it is only when you come home on semester breaks, etc.
Try hitting the library too, rather than the internet, (as I am sure you know much of the info out on the net is false).
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That is my 2 cents.
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