☕ Whenever I drink #coffee it just makes me TIRED.
Yet I inexplicably keep trying...hoping for that mythical "energy boost" I've heard tell of.
Any other #ADHD #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent folks out there experience this with #caffeine ?
When I was aimlessly studying biochemistry, one thing stuck with me:
On its own, caffeine does nothing.
What Caffeine does is, it blocks the deactivation of the signal that adrenaline lights up.
So, in order to get "energy" out of coffeine, get yourself an adrenaline boost while it's in your system.
I have a method, I can share if there is interest.
OF COURSE I see your reply and start (once again) looking into how caffeine affects the brain...instead of working...
...and already have 11 tabs open to various studies...
...and I used to doubt I was #ActuallyADHD 🙃
I think there also might be something about stimulants having unpredictable effects on some autists - I never experienced Ritalin-type drugs to be stimulants.
Emily Moran Barwick [archived]
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