Its always a difficult transition between flats and drops. With flats ,one has all the controls to hand in the one position, whereas once changed to drops everything is different. I think the mistake most people make here is to assume that riding on the hoods all the time is correct. Behind the hoods, there is another 3-4" of useable depth. Personally I find that setting the bike up with top of bars lower than saddle, and having a natural Hand position on the ramps, that way, when cruising ,the tops ( flat straight bit) is used, and when honking, or going faster, then the hoods are used, and then the ramps offer middle ground.
Without stating the obvious, with flat bars,all the controls are at the closest point, whereas with drops, the controls are at the furthest point, made worse now with sti type shifters, so one FEELS like they NEED to be on top of the controls 24/7.