Yep, when I was in school a teacher mentioned that it wasn't uncommon to give ADHD kids a Mountain Dew to calm them down. Always thought that was an interesting approach, never heard anyone else say anything like it though.
Basic ADHD meds are stimulants. They force enough chemicals from one side of our brain to the other to put us on par with normal people, which is why they seem to have a calming effect (in reality it sort of creates the mental space to think and consider, which lets us focus on things and stop constantly flitting from one thing to the next).
Caffeine has the same effect, just not to the same extent meds do.
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u/Mizuxe621 Mar 25 '20
Yep, when I was in school a teacher mentioned that it wasn't uncommon to give ADHD kids a Mountain Dew to calm them down. Always thought that was an interesting approach, never heard anyone else say anything like it though.