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Might need some cigs too
So the aliens in The Orville had ADHD?
Jokes on you, my ADHD makes caffeine do absolutely nothing to me. I can drink two energy drinks and then take a nap.
I nap regularly anymore and drink a lot of coffee. Now this has me questioning if I have ADHD, yet my OCD keeps me in check.
Caffeine is so relaxing, you get funny looks if you doze off at work after chugging an energy drink tho
I quit caffeine a month ago (my neurologist is convinced my redbull “addiction” was causing the migraines I’ve been having since I was 6) and it’s no skin off my back to quit for 6 months to prove him wrong.
Only the insomnia!
I used to have a red bull right before bed to help me relax and sleep soundly, now I’ve got nothing (weed makes me want to clean my house then throw up)
I haven’t had any caffeine cravings, but I have started hallucinating from the sleep deprivation. I was told caffeine withdrawals usually only last 2 weeks so I’m wondering if this is just my natural sleep cycle shining through.
I’ve got a sublingual melatonin tincture that I need to remember to use because it helps somewhat, but despite multiple alarms and post it notes near my bed I completely forget I have it as an option.
I genuinely don’t know what my other options are
The unfortunate corrolary to this is that if you are fueling your tasks with anger and caffeine, letting go of that anger can be supremely demotivating. Trying to be a healthier person to be around can turn around and sap your will for your efforts. At least that is how my experience has been.
So you’re saying substitute more caffeine, or are we gonna try a different emotion?
How about envy? Pick one person to be really jealous of and let that drive you to new heights. Or become a Sith.
I vote lust. Develop an intense fetish for your own ability to focus and be productive.
Unrealistic, settle for bondage like the rest of us.
The priapism is gonna be a problem
With that attitude, it will be…
Personally I have been microdoseing anxiety for years. Sure, it’s a bad solution but it is a “functioning” solution.
Post-covid its not working for me anymore. Something broke and it hasn’t come back. It was my go to 😔
Nothing more permanent than a temporary solution that works
Or just do insane amounts of Adderall. (You can also always sell it fast if ya need to)
Maybe the upgrade to this can be righteous anger, like an anime hero, lots of screaming and yelling but it’s out of raw determination rather than hatred for all things lol.
I drink coffee daily, it gives me zero energy. I drink it for the taste and in the winter for the warmth. I’m exhausted at all times 😎🤙
Same, but for tea and maté. Though sometimes if I crank too much mate too quickly, I’ll get hyper anxious for the rest of the day. Not buzzed or jittery, just the sense that everything I’ve been working towards is about to come crashing down upon me… and still exhausted.
Lmao same. Though it’s also become a bit of a work ritual. I’ll have anywhere between 2-6 cups over the course of a workday when I’m in the office.
Just a raw dogging life, One puff at a time thc nicotine sometimes a cup of caffeine.
the truth shall set you freeeeeeeee
Has anyone tried switching from coffee to caffeine pills and was it the same, better, or worse?
When I was working an early morning shift getting up at 3:30 I found them to be really helpful. It’s a lot more effective in my experience than other methods of caffeine. Though I would recommend the 100mg versus the 200 because popping 400 at once had me feeling like I was gonna die on a few occasions. 300 seems like a solid shot in the arm dose I never experienced. It was either 200 or 400 for me baby, on top of my Adderall. Which basically does nothing for me now.
I shouldn’t probably just try anti-depressants one of these days, that’s why I want so much caffeine lately. It helps.
I was doing half a 200mg when I woke up because otherwise I’d sit in bed for 2 hours before getting up and making coffee. That 100mg helped in that way and stains teeth less than coffee. Not sure yet about comparing
I’m fuelled purely by anger.
And hard drugs.
Are two 64oz mugs a day, a sign I might have ADHD? 🤔 I feel like I get nothing from it, but nice warm feeling.
Man that’s a lot of weed
All the comments about caffeine doing nothing… I used to have that problem, until I tried NOS. Not sure what the fuck it really does different than, like, Red Bull or Monster or Rockstar, but it perks me up and allows me to harness the power of hyperfocus on anything and not just things I like.
It doesn’t say it has meth in it but… 🤔
Red Bull, Monster, and Rockstar are all relatively low on caffeine as far as energy drinks go. Typical is 200-300mg for a can for average ones.
It’s got the same 320mg for a tall can as Monster does. The one ingredient I can see on the label that NOS has that the others don’t is something called “inositol.” Which sounds like something they made up.
Could just be pladebo effect or a mood difference because I actually like the taste more. I got sick of guarana flavor back when Bawls was still around.
Both Monster and Red Bull have inositol in it, at least in Sweden.
The name implies it’s a sugar alcohol, but it appears to have an impact on dopamine and serotonin, so that could be helping you.
caffeine just makes me shake uncontrollably and clench my jaw really hard. so far meds have just fucked me up badly. FML
Before getting diagnosed I would routinely drink at least a pot (maybe two) of coffee throughout the day to stay motivated and probably three mixed drinks at the minimum after dinner to slow down the “inner restlessness.”
Not a healthy lifestyle at all.
slow down the “inner restlessness.”
Is that possible‽
Yeah maybe, but you were staying hydrated.
I watched my undiagnosed mother self medicate with a 2-3 pot per day habit for decades. Fortunately she was able to quit, but not before she retired – and not before developing a heart arrhythmia. Fuck anyone who thinks this isn’t a serious condition.
Yup! By the latter quarter of my time in college I was up to 10 cups of strong af black coffee before midday, and a quarter pack of cigarettes. Then the pandemic hit and it was harder than ever getting cigs and was forced to quit cold turkey when I got infected. Not dealing with traffic also made the anxiety I got from coffee not managable and had to tone that down too.
I’ve managed to reduce my coffee intake to once a day at most, early in the AM. Mostly for the flavour. A good shot of espresso with condensed milk does wonders, but will leave me somewhat jittery since my resistance has dropped so much.
I kinda miss drinking coffee from 6am to 10pm.
decaf! it has saved my entire cardiac system lol
Oh, does decaf make good espresso? I got pretty spoiled with my taste, living in a coffee producing country, lol.
I rarely go straight decaf (because I can tell) but when I feel like my tolerance is peaking I’ll mix decaf into my regular beans in whatever ratio. It works fine for all brew methods.
Hm, I might have to try it then!
decaffeinating likely removes a few flavor compounds inevitably, but in my semi coffee snob experience I’ve had plenty of flavorful decaf espresso
I’m over here doing both AND while medicated. Though most of the rage comes from bumping heads with people that don’t have ADHD and keep pulling my attention away from shit. Sometimes the normal “hey check this out real quick shit is funny” or to dump a different problem/task on me. Because I am unfortunately the person that has fixed enough weird shit and they seem to refuse to remember stuff I have shown them (time after time after time). Which means I get stuck having to rush all the shit I was doing before the interruptions and end up staying later than everyone else to not forget what I need to do the next day.
I have begun giving a “me warning” to new folks to let them know that I might come across as an absolute asshole and very short with them at times. But that they should just be aware that I am not actually mad at them personally, and to be direct with me right back if I go too far and say something (like “too far man” or similar) as I will actually try to correct myself.
Ripping me out of my forced hyperfocus absolutely infuriates me. I worked very very very very very very hard to get into a mindset that will allow me to work, and it is so fragile… please do not interrupt if I ask you not to.
I suffered a job exactly like this for almost a decade. Public facing, helpdesk kind of work. Obviously I was also assigned office-like busywork as well.
So the entire job was just having my brain ripped between “What was I doing?” And “Excuse me fix my problem sir, but let me ramble about how frustrated it makes me for like 20 minutes first because you’re cheaper than a therapist!”
I’m still trying to undo how much that place screwed me up.
cries in high school teacher
I’m trying to get out of the field but it isn’t easy. I chose the wrong career 😆 🤣 😂
Sympathetic hugs for you! 🫂
I feel your pain friend. I’m sure you’re a fantastic teacher though! But I bet the constant focus-breaking and admin side of things puts a serious strain on you!
I found myself teaching a martial arts class regularly as a side thing. (Classes across all age groups), and even though people think I’m “so outgoing”, lemme tell ya…the martial arts part is the least exhausting part of it! 😂
I hope you find something that still feels fulfilling but allows you to work more naturally. :)
Thanks so much for this post! ❤️
I actually did get good at it and even experienced the same via masking. Unfortunately, masking and perfectionism are not sustainable over a whole career and what sucks is that the teaching field tries to (in my experience) keep people within the education discipline via guilt and a lack of training outside of the classroom.
Anyway, I don’t totally regret my career but it’s time to move on. Thanks for the good wishes and response, friend.
