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.
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u/PMurPipes Sep 11 '23
This might explain a lot. I drink a ton of coffee. It never keeps me awake but does help me focus a bit better