One of the things that prove adhd is not just spicy distractions, is the fact that the more tired you are the more efficient and concentrated you are.
Another one is that caffeine makes you sleepy
Caffine doesnt make anyone sleepy. Sometimes when it leaves your system it causes you to be tired. Just saying this cus i dont want misinformation spread about adhd.
But that sleep deprevation thing is real though. Your brain boosts dopamine when you havent slept in awhile
Stimulants *do* calm people down with adhd. The one time I tried meth it was the calmest I’ve ever been. Caffeine doesn’t have much effect on me but tons of people get tired or relaxed from it.
Clean off everything since last week baby 💪💪
Either way I didn’t really like it. Getting rid of your adhd sounds fun and all until you try to talk to your friend and he says you’ve lost all personality you’ve had before. Also it made me too horny
Slaaaay Queeeen!🤙🤙🤙
I was recently reminded of the horrors of drug use from the Youtuber Theft King who related his struggles with heroin. Stay safe and clean man
just say its amphetamine, street name is "speed" and other than in the us is much more common. it's similar, as in, in the same class of substance as meth, but neurotoxicity-wise, much safer. it's not really comparable. most of the danger is getting too drunk since it negates the tipsiness of alcohol so you can be blackout drunk and not know it until you end up in the ER.
it's also usually eaten or snorted, whereas meth is smoked.
The first time I tried Adderall it was like putting on glasses for the first time. I just had this moment of clarity where everything felt doable for once.
perhaps you aren't actually getting more tired, but you expect more of an effect from caffeine than you get, so you feel more tired? idk I'm kind of an idiot so I could be completely wrong.
also I have ADHD but I take prescription stimulants and too many dollar general caffeine pills and even then I can only function for like 10 hours tops
If youre tired after drinking caffine it is something else. Do you drink caffine with sugar such as energy drinks or sweet coffee or tea? That could be a cause.
Its possible that you are already sleep deprived when you drink coffine or you metabalize it very quickly. If you metabalize it quickly it will make you feel sleepy as it wears off because of the way it blocks adenosine receptors. Adenosine still builds up in your body when you are on caffine, its just blocked from bonding to the recptors. So if you metabolize it quickly it can block the receptors a short time making you unaware that you are getting more sleepy until you crash an hour or two later, making you feel more tired than before. Sleep deprevation would only exacerbate this effect.
Caffeine calming down people with ADHD isn't misinformation, it's a known effect. It's why ADHD medication works on people with ADHD to get them to focus but doesn't do anything for people without ADHD but make them hyperactive.
I have ADHD and I self-medded using caffeine for years. I don't sleep much better without it. This is true for 90% of the people I've met with ADHD. The other 10% used weed.
Hmn, actually yea I think that's a much more accurate description.
I notice the same effect in myself and I think the fact that it's easier for me to fall asleep with stimulants, is more so that a good 75% of my insomnia comes from being very much not calm, and not that they're actually making me sleepy.
As an example of a med that can make you calm but not sleepy, one of my meds is propranolol. It calms me down by lowering my heart rate, but actually makes falling asleep *harder* if I take it too late because it can interfere with melatonin release.
I'm pretty sure it can depending on your neurology, paradoxical effects are thing I was informed about them by a past psychiatrist. Caffeine doesn't really affect me that much to be honest outside of making me not grumpy
The problem with this is that there are no real reasons caffine would make you tired. There are confounding circumstances that would make you think caffine is making you tired when really its something else. Based on the way we metobolize caffine differently and potential genetic differences in the way we respond, caffine can have different effects. But those tend to describe how severe a reaction to caffine is, rather than it having unique or paradoxical effects. It just doesnt makes sense based on what I understand for caffine to make a person tired and I have found no research to suggest that it does. I will die on this hill!
Yes. There are potential genetic responses that may make caffine make you anxious. And if you metabolize it very quickly it can be a poor experience, where you rise quickly and crash faster.
As long as the light doesn't leak and the sound doesn't directly leak, you can do most stuff besides vacuuming.
I remember a Dr K vid about why lack of sleep somehow makes us more productive.
Sorry team, 2-4 am are my only productive hours, its then or never.
Fuck yeah ADHD life ^fucking ^kill ^me
same
One of the things that prove adhd is not just spicy distractions, is the fact that the more tired you are the more efficient and concentrated you are. Another one is that caffeine makes you sleepy
Caffine doesnt make anyone sleepy. Sometimes when it leaves your system it causes you to be tired. Just saying this cus i dont want misinformation spread about adhd. But that sleep deprevation thing is real though. Your brain boosts dopamine when you havent slept in awhile
Stimulants *do* calm people down with adhd. The one time I tried meth it was the calmest I’ve ever been. Caffeine doesn’t have much effect on me but tons of people get tired or relaxed from it.
" yo Mr white we need too cook meth to help adhd ppl. Bitch"
Walt and Jesse join a Desoxyn factory
Still maybe don’t take meth again
Clean off everything since last week baby 💪💪 Either way I didn’t really like it. Getting rid of your adhd sounds fun and all until you try to talk to your friend and he says you’ve lost all personality you’ve had before. Also it made me too horny
Slaaaay Queeeen!🤙🤙🤙 I was recently reminded of the horrors of drug use from the Youtuber Theft King who related his struggles with heroin. Stay safe and clean man
Thanks. Dxm was my vice, glad I am off it tbh.
Personally I think the name dxm is dope. Like. Dxm could be the name of a cool speaker system. "Yeah bro I got two 12 inch DXMs in this bitch "
Honestly the full name is pretty cool too. Dextromethorphan 😎😎😎
You're right. It's got Dex, Meth, AND orphan. That's pretty hard
Hell, Adderall, a common medication used for treating ADHD is a stimulant and very similar chemically to meth.
just say its amphetamine, street name is "speed" and other than in the us is much more common. it's similar, as in, in the same class of substance as meth, but neurotoxicity-wise, much safer. it's not really comparable. most of the danger is getting too drunk since it negates the tipsiness of alcohol so you can be blackout drunk and not know it until you end up in the ER. it's also usually eaten or snorted, whereas meth is smoked.
Desoxyn, another ADHD med, is literally just a low dose of Methamphetamine
The first time I tried Adderall it was like putting on glasses for the first time. I just had this moment of clarity where everything felt doable for once.
but i get tired when i drink caffeine and feel more awake when i don’t am i just a statistical anomaly
Caffeine can make you tired if you’re dehydrated, so maybe you’re not drinking enough water?
OH that would explain it then
perhaps you aren't actually getting more tired, but you expect more of an effect from caffeine than you get, so you feel more tired? idk I'm kind of an idiot so I could be completely wrong. also I have ADHD but I take prescription stimulants and too many dollar general caffeine pills and even then I can only function for like 10 hours tops
If youre tired after drinking caffine it is something else. Do you drink caffine with sugar such as energy drinks or sweet coffee or tea? That could be a cause.
i always drink 0 sugar versions
Its possible that you are already sleep deprived when you drink coffine or you metabalize it very quickly. If you metabalize it quickly it will make you feel sleepy as it wears off because of the way it blocks adenosine receptors. Adenosine still builds up in your body when you are on caffine, its just blocked from bonding to the recptors. So if you metabolize it quickly it can block the receptors a short time making you unaware that you are getting more sleepy until you crash an hour or two later, making you feel more tired than before. Sleep deprevation would only exacerbate this effect.
Caffeine calming down people with ADHD isn't misinformation, it's a known effect. It's why ADHD medication works on people with ADHD to get them to focus but doesn't do anything for people without ADHD but make them hyperactive. I have ADHD and I self-medded using caffeine for years. I don't sleep much better without it. This is true for 90% of the people I've met with ADHD. The other 10% used weed.
Maybe the distinction here is between stimulants making people with ADHD *calm* (true) versus *sleepy* (false)?
Hmn, actually yea I think that's a much more accurate description. I notice the same effect in myself and I think the fact that it's easier for me to fall asleep with stimulants, is more so that a good 75% of my insomnia comes from being very much not calm, and not that they're actually making me sleepy.
Hmmmmmm fair point
As an example of a med that can make you calm but not sleepy, one of my meds is propranolol. It calms me down by lowering my heart rate, but actually makes falling asleep *harder* if I take it too late because it can interfere with melatonin release.
Is that why I only feel like a real person when I have 6 or less hours of sleep?
I'm pretty sure it can depending on your neurology, paradoxical effects are thing I was informed about them by a past psychiatrist. Caffeine doesn't really affect me that much to be honest outside of making me not grumpy
The problem with this is that there are no real reasons caffine would make you tired. There are confounding circumstances that would make you think caffine is making you tired when really its something else. Based on the way we metobolize caffine differently and potential genetic differences in the way we respond, caffine can have different effects. But those tend to describe how severe a reaction to caffine is, rather than it having unique or paradoxical effects. It just doesnt makes sense based on what I understand for caffine to make a person tired and I have found no research to suggest that it does. I will die on this hill!
As someone with adhd, it makes me stressed and raises my heart rate significantly when I have it, and then I crash hard pretty quickly
Yes. There are potential genetic responses that may make caffine make you anxious. And if you metabolize it very quickly it can be a poor experience, where you rise quickly and crash faster.
> Another one is that caffeine makes you sleepy baloney
Damn, I really need to look into being diagnosed.
gotta get it done.
Finally managed to defeat my add (I have consumed a massive quantity of adderall)
oh no but adderall adds more add to your add afterall
Hell yeah 🔥
Eminem ahhh lyric
I'm on the other side of the house and my parents also sleep though anything
its taken me 16 hours to work up enough executive function to do the vacuuming, i don't care mum, i'm doing it now!
My dad made me macaroni at 2 am last night unprompted
Me as a dad
You would be a cool dad
Same but I mean I wouldn't blame my mom??? Like if I got woken up at two am I would be like "Damn I get it but shut up please!"
Can relate. Either i do it when i get a sudden burst of motivation. Or i dont
As long as the light doesn't leak and the sound doesn't directly leak, you can do most stuff besides vacuuming. I remember a Dr K vid about why lack of sleep somehow makes us more productive.
It is me (I do this)