Idk bro I have adhd and have taken stimulants for over 5 years now. These days I take less than when I started, and I sometimes take weeks off by accident. I'm more addicted to caffeine than dexedrine lol.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

If you have ADHD and you drink coffee, there's a good chance you are inadvertently doing the same thing as the medication. I don't take medication for my ADHD anymore, I just drink a cup of coffee in the morning and then one in the evening, the caffeine calms me down and acts the same as if I took the medication. It's weird that stimulants work that way but it's cheaper then concerta

[–] Dontfearthereaper123@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Sure that works for me but last time I tried medicating w caffeine I ended downing monsters basically constantly I even js fell asleep a few times so its def not like I'm being sped up if u think the issue is js w nonster and not caffeine whenever I used coffee well shit idk how much I drank but atleast a few litres sized bottles a day with js good ole stimulants 1 pill thats me set for the day.

[–] hex@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

Everyone's different, and we all have different sensitivities to this stuff. What you're saying makes sense

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sure that works for me, but last time I tried medicating with caffeine I ended downing monsters basically constantly. I even just fell asleep a few times so its definitely not like I'm being sped up. If u think the issue is just with monster and not caffeine, whenever I used coffee, well shit idk how much I drank but atleast a few litres sized bottles a day. With just good ole stimulants 1 pill has me set for the day.

FTFY.

[–] Dontfearthereaper123@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yk u somehow added punctation to every sentence yet missed the actual spelling mistakes and missing word

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

And it's still better. Made my point I hope. Seems not however, jfc.

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Idk if it’s definitive, but research actually suggests that caffeine does not (generally) having mitigating effects on ADHD symptoms. (Edit: after reviewing my source, this was only true for children, not for adults. Adults did show some correlation between caffeine intake and reduced symptoms)

Additionally, people with adhd aren’t more likely to drink coffee either…. But interestingly, those with ADHD who do drink coffee are more likely to “misuse” it.

Not saying it doesn’t work for you, everyone is different, but it’s just not generally supported by the science.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've never actually looked into it, I'm just going off of my personal experience and most other people that I know with ADHD.

Maybe we are all outliers, I've never looked into actual research studies for it, but I definitely have a similar effect drinking coffee or anything with caffeine versus taking medication, and most of the time when I ask someone else about it they will say that they've experienced similar cases. It's weird if science studies don't show the same though

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I believe the study used caffeine pills, so maybe there’s something special about coffee itself. Or, another possibility is that you feel like your symptoms are improved, but they aren’t actually. Or the study simply got it wrong for some reason.

Actually, just went back and reviewed the video talking about the study (https://youtu.be/-SLUyGlrfI0) and I misremembered. It shows some evidence that caffeine can help adults, though not children. And generally there isn’t enough research to say definitely that it does help adults.

[–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago

Yep. I'm sensitive so I can get what I need pretty easily from coffee, I use dexedrine when I need it.