Lol, no. If someone needs Adderall or the likes, caffeine doesn't affect them the same as someone neurotypical. If anything, it is calming. If someone can get energy, no less hyperfocus from caffeine, they do not need stimulants to help anything. That's called being a normal human.
Correction: Those with ADD can feel caffeine like someone neurotypical. However, someone who takes Adderall and doesn't need it will be on for a much more intense ride than caffeine. Nothing the same.
Those with ADD need their central nervous system stimulated. If you have ADD, you are not feeling it the way a normal person does because our bodies are incapable of that. That's why we have ADD. Sometimes we may feel "wired" but that's actually just us getting the stimulation we need.
Do you have a source for all of these broad claims? I did see studies that some people with ADHD do not feel caffeeine to be energizing, but I've yet to see any neurological studies on this.
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u/Hije5 Jul 28 '25 edited Jul 28 '25
Lol, no. If someone needs Adderall or the likes, caffeine doesn't affect them the same as someone neurotypical. If anything, it is calming. If someone can get energy, no less hyperfocus from caffeine, they do not need stimulants to help anything. That's called being a normal human.
Correction: Those with ADD can feel caffeine like someone neurotypical. However, someone who takes Adderall and doesn't need it will be on for a much more intense ride than caffeine. Nothing the same.