I have wildly varying reactions to caffeine for no obvious reason
I assume this is normal for people with ADHD, but thought it was worth discussing. Some days I have caffeine and it seems to do Nothing, besides quiet my thoughts a little. Other times I have caffeine and I'm all over the place and can't seem to stick to any one single task. Like yesterday I had my Vyvanse and a big cup of coffee because I was sleepy and I was so normal and on top of things, but today I've had my Vyvanse and an energy drink and I'm doing a terrible job of sticking to the task at hand, such as making this post right now lmao. The obvious variable is the coffee vs energy drink, but sometimes I can't focus with coffee and sometimes I'm very stable with energy drinks. I imagine it's a combination of the amount of sleep I get, the amount of caffeine I have, maybe the time of day I have it, maybe what I do or don't eat with it, etc. I mostly wanted to bring it up because I know the stereotype is that caffeine does nearly nothing for us as far as energizing and waking us up, but sometimes it definitely be doing something to me lol.
Posted May 8, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC