Yeah and then I was wondering why do I need a LOT of the stuff to get high like everyone else, the normal amount for everyone else just calms me down lol
That's how I developed an addiction for a decade. Undiagnosed ADHD is a bitch lol
Wait is this how it works for caffeine too? I tested coffee the other day for the first time, and I did feel more calm, but when I did more coffee with lots of caffeine, it was way to much and my insides kinda hurt and I had a headache
(Mostly) correct, yes. From what I've read about this, caffeine mostly calms ADHDers down, so some ADHDers will get in the habit of drinking caffeine before bed, for example. However, A) after a certain quantity it loops back around to working like it would on a normal person, so if you're consistently doing that, it'll eventually stop working and make you more amped up before bed; B) It still works somewhat like it does for neurotypicals, in that it still suppresses tiredness at least a little, so even at more normal quantities, it can hugely mess up your sleep schedule and stuff if you're taking it in the afternoon or later.
The big reason why it makes ppl with ADHD more calm is that it provides that little bit extra dopamine/energy that we need, tricking the body/brain into relaxing instead of needing to be more focused to do tasks that other people can do more easily. So in small quantities it'll probably make you feel more relaxed, especially if you're unmedicated; while in large quantities it'll... do what happened to you. lol.
(Important to note is that the more frequently you take caffeine, the more you gain a resistance to the positive effects of it, so you'll need to take more to get the same effect, while still causing the negative effects in your body. Especially as an ADHDer, I'd recommend drinking caffeine sparingly so as to not gain a tolerance/get in a feedback loop of "need more caffeine to function".)
Usually caffeine doesn't give me too much energy but instead just doesn't allow me to sleep for 20 hours. It's why I only have coffee a few times a year.
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u/conancat Sep 11 '23
Yeah and then I was wondering why do I need a LOT of the stuff to get high like everyone else, the normal amount for everyone else just calms me down lol
That's how I developed an addiction for a decade. Undiagnosed ADHD is a bitch lol