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Re:Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamin... by muxamilian on Saturday October 03, 2020 @04:18PM (#24674407)
I drank coffee for several years (around 4 cups a day, not later than 4pm) and suffered from insomnia and didn’t know the origin. Since I stopped caffeine intake, my insomnia is basically gone and I feel a lot more functional because of better sleep.

So my impression (yeah I have to admit it’s a study of size 1) is rather that caffeine is more dangerous than I thought.

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Re:Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamin... by charliemil4 on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:31PM (#24674811)
I wonder what it means if I can drink 4 espressos before bed and sleep like a baby... does anyone have research on caffeine metabolisms and ADHD / other diagnoses?
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Re:Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamin... by toyg on Saturday October 03, 2020 @08:24PM (#24675731)
Not everyone is the same. I have heard of drug addicts who could only drop heroin by replacing it with massive amounts of highly-caffeinated energy drinks, in quantities that would be objectively bad for most regular folks.
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Re:Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamin... by nullsense on Sunday October 04, 2020 @06:52PM (#24682887)
I only managed to drop drinking a shit tonne of Red Bull once I started Ritalin.
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Re:Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamin... by charliemil4 on Saturday October 03, 2020 @08:48PM (#24675820)
Wow that explains a friend’s monster energy intake
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Re:Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamin... by muxamilian on Saturday October 03, 2020 @09:07PM (#24675888)
Yeah I know several people who tell me the same like you... Again not proper science but it seems that caffeine tolerance and metabolism is quite different from person to person.
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