• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
    24·
    22 days ago

    I have ADHD and stimulants actually have a calming effect on my mind. Coffee (especially when hot) literally makes me sleepy.

    • Promethiel@lemmy.world
      5·
      22 days ago

      Same, but (at least in my case) you can’t ever listen to that bastard brain and do more than a small amount. The margin is thin and the prize of folly is being up at 3AM, yawning sleepily, but awake.

    • thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
      5·
      22 days ago

      I was legitimately in my late 30s when I first realised this about myself too; the sheer amount of caffeine I can be on (upwards of 300mg pre-workout for an evening gym session), and be pretty much asleep before my head hits the pillow.

      I have no idea the long-term impact this level of stimulants would have on my health (but I doubt it’s good), but it works!

      My wife is extremely jealous of this, if she so much as looks at a bottle of Coke after 4pm she has trouble sleeping… 🤣

      • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        22 days ago

        I used to drink five 24 oz. cups of coffee a day - which is about one gallon - including the last one right before I went to bed, and I never had any trouble sleeping. Your body adjusts to all kinds of ridiculous shit.

  • Fosheze@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    22 days ago

    Wait, caffeine actually keeps you all awake? It usually just makes me more tired. I only drink it to keep the withdrawls at bay.

  • SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world
    3·
    22 days ago

    I wish. Cortado at 4 and I still fall asleep as soon as I sit down after dinner sometimes.

    Especially once the clocks change. Swear there’s like a month where I’m falling asleep at 6pm and waking up fucking ready to go at 2 am.