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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Why is it so hard to get into peoples heads that one of the most common symptoms of ADHD is abnormal reaction to stimulants?

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I remember when I used to pull all-nighters, I came to think of caffeine as a trap. If I was on 18+hrs of no sleep, 1 energy drink and I'd be passe out in 10 minutes.

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The thing that convinced me my ADHD diagnosis was correct was taking my prescription stimulant and then taking a nap. See also coffee: I've found no correlation between my last cup of the day and when I get to sleep. I'm also incapable of drinking enough coffee to make me jittery, not even when my office had an all-you-can-drink Keurig stand.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I achieved jittery once somewhere between the second and third full coffee cup (the medium size paper to go cups from a coffee shop, not glassware cups) of straight espresso 😅

Edit: for the record, DO NOT RECOMMEND!! I could hear my heartbeat loudly for like an hour, and uncomfortably fast for a couple hours after that. The worst part was an absolutely boring day at work with nothing to do.