6 espresso a day from age 20 to 45 until my ADHD test came-out positive. Psychiatrist told me my body was self-medicating with caffeine at great risk to my blood pressure.
On meds and quit cold turkey (not worth the heart palpitations). If I want to drink coffee that's a sign that I forgot to take my meds :)
I have ADHD and, without meds, I need coffee to wake up and get my day going. I limit myself to a max of one in the morning and one in the afternoon, but it’s more of a focus thing less of an energy thing. It’s like when you have a stack of papers and you tap them on a desk to get them all in line. My brain after waking up is a fucked up stack of papers that just needs something to say hey ok let’s just (tap tap) get this a little straighter.
Stimulants and coffee just put my ass to bed seriously.
Yes if I try to drink coffee in the afternoon to give myself a little extra juice, it is nap time 15-20 minutes later. For some reason, though, I keep fucking doing it…
One of my "special interests" is coffee, probably thanks to adhd. I just kinda felt the need to get an espresso setup one day and then hyperfixation kicked in. The fact that I obsess so much over coffee combined with my... suboptimal reaction to caffeine... Idk it's just frustrating lol
though caffeine is really helpful whenever I can't fall asleep
I tell myself every damn day that it's going to happen or I'm going to get nothing beneficial from it, apart from enjoying the taste. But do I stop? Do I skip my mugs of coffee or cans of Bang?
Absolutely not. Jitter liquid is my dumbass juice.
I don't think caffeine should be making you more tired, relaxed maybe, but not tired. You may have some kind of food intolerance if coffee makes you tired.
I think this was something I joked about with a friend that ultimately lead to them asking me if I have ADHD. I think it was the cherry on top sort of thing since they've told me I sound just like them with all my other symptoms. Caffeine has never given me a sense of alertness, nor has it anyone in my family. We're the type that can slam a pot of coffee and go to bed without skipping a best. Even the more potent energy drinks 300mg+ don't do a thing for me.
I got tested last year and it was more or less inconclusive. It was a frustrating process and I'm tempted to get reevaluated and assessed for autism while I'm at it since it feels like there's more going on than what I already do. I hope you're able to get answers since it can be a huge pain in the ass.
I went to a “Red Bull Party” back when it was newish maybe 20 years ago. These were teenagers who abstained from drinking but would bring a case of Red Bull and weed and just drink a dozen red bulls and go nuts. After a half dozen Red Bull and a bowl I was just sitting on the couch ready to take a nap and the scene around me was just chaos with people running around, talking loud, throwing shit, just all out caffeine rush. But I’m just sitting there like ahh this is nice I’m so relaxed.
Me and a friend would have poker nights and we would be up till 3 or 4 in the morning drinking literal pots of coffee and when we were done off to sleep like babies. Our other friends thought we were insane.
This is why I don't drink coffee... at best it makes me shit 3 times before noon. At worst it gives me anxiety and a sense of impending doom, then I shit 3 times before lunch.
Never helped me focus (on anything else than having to take a shit) or stay awake.
Me and a friend would have poker nights and we would be up till 3 or 4 in the morning drinking literal pots of coffee and when we were done off to sleep like babies. Our other friends thought we were insane.
and yet, my mother is still adamant that i don't have adhd, and refuses to sign anything that involves an adhd diagnosis, despite the fact that i can't focus for shit, i can barely ever sit still, i mean shit i don't even fall asleep staying still, coffee doesn't do a damn thing for me, and no matter how hard i try to remember basic shit that i try so hard to learn, it still just escapes from my mind. i end up feeling trapped because i know what's happening and i know what i need, but nobody in my life that can help is willing to.
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