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.