Unless you are a regular coffee drinker who consumes the equivalent of a pot of coffee a day.
I know people who drink espressos, cappuccinos, Americanos and other coffee drinks on a regular basis and have coffee an hour or two before bed and have a regular night sleep.
So different people have different genes which means that they all metabolize caffeine differently. I’m a slow metabolizer, so I need to cut off coffee by like 1pm so it doesn’t affect my sleep. Other people can drink right up until the evening and they’ll be fine.
Caffeine basically triggers your awake receptors. Your body adapts and makes more of those receptors, meaning you still need your regular awake chemicals plus caffeine to feel normal.
For people with ADHD, your brain is typically starved for stimulation, so caffeine actually helps quiet your brain and relax you. So it doesn’t make you tired, but it makes you feel the same as if you’re tired.
What is this based on? From person experience caffeine has the complete opposite effect that you’re claiming it has. With ADHD there is an issue with dopamine. Caffeine works completely differently
ADHD medication stimulates your frontal lobe, which then is able to essentially have more power to hit the brakes on the rest of the brain. You are then able to focus more on the things you want to focus on, instead of… Everything
I don’t know man, I hit 25 and suddenly my relationship with coffee completely changed. I used to be one of those 9pm coffee drinkers, now any caffeinated drink after 5pm will keep me up basically all night.
Peoples bodies just change for no reason like all the time.
Usually those people are drinking alcohol too. Idk anyone who drinks coffee late and goes to bed on time except for people who are also drinking alcohol.
My dad doesn’t drink alcohol, but is one of these people. He drinks coffee pretty much exclusively, it’s rare to see him with even a cup of water or anything else. He falls asleep on his couch with an empty coffee mug sitting beside him all the time.
For me, it’s all about timing and balance. I have up to 3 shots of espresso in the morning, then if I need to be up and active/functional at 10pm, I might have an espresso at 7-8pm for that extra boost. As long as I eat a smaller meal, I’ll be fine and in fact often have a better overall sleep. But if I was a pig at dinner, or a sloth all day, there’s no way I would drink any espresso at night and even think I’m getting more that 2 hours in.
Like I said, for me it’s all about timing and balance. Caffeine effective is about 3 hours, shot of espresso is about 65mg. I was lucky to have found that sweet spot where I could do this. Oddly I can go days without coffee too, so maybe it’s just all genetics and luck.
Unless you are a regular coffee drinker who consumes the equivalent of a pot of coffee a day.
I know people who drink espressos, cappuccinos, Americanos and other coffee drinks on a regular basis and have coffee an hour or two before bed and have a regular night sleep.
Caffeine is one hell of a drug
They’re called, the Dutch.
So different people have different genes which means that they all metabolize caffeine differently. I’m a slow metabolizer, so I need to cut off coffee by like 1pm so it doesn’t affect my sleep. Other people can drink right up until the evening and they’ll be fine.
Yeah, 20+ years of drinking multiple cups every day. The “keeping you awake” part of coffee (or even energy drinks or cola) seem like a scam.
Could also have something to do with how stimulants work for ADHD people
Caffeine basically triggers your awake receptors. Your body adapts and makes more of those receptors, meaning you still need your regular awake chemicals plus caffeine to feel normal.
If by “triggers awake receptors” you mean blocks receptors associated with sleep induction, then yes. But you basically have the mechanism backwards.
For people with ADHD, your brain is typically starved for stimulation, so caffeine actually helps quiet your brain and relax you. So it doesn’t make you tired, but it makes you feel the same as if you’re tired.
What is this based on? From person experience caffeine has the complete opposite effect that you’re claiming it has. With ADHD there is an issue with dopamine. Caffeine works completely differently
I don’t know, I have ADD (diagnosticated) and coffee does wake me up.
ADHD medication stimulates your frontal lobe, which then is able to essentially have more power to hit the brakes on the rest of the brain. You are then able to focus more on the things you want to focus on, instead of… Everything
I don’t know man, I hit 25 and suddenly my relationship with coffee completely changed. I used to be one of those 9pm coffee drinkers, now any caffeinated drink after 5pm will keep me up basically all night.
Peoples bodies just change for no reason like all the time.
Usually those people are drinking alcohol too. Idk anyone who drinks coffee late and goes to bed on time except for people who are also drinking alcohol.
My dad doesn’t drink alcohol, but is one of these people. He drinks coffee pretty much exclusively, it’s rare to see him with even a cup of water or anything else. He falls asleep on his couch with an empty coffee mug sitting beside him all the time.
For me, it’s all about timing and balance. I have up to 3 shots of espresso in the morning, then if I need to be up and active/functional at 10pm, I might have an espresso at 7-8pm for that extra boost. As long as I eat a smaller meal, I’ll be fine and in fact often have a better overall sleep. But if I was a pig at dinner, or a sloth all day, there’s no way I would drink any espresso at night and even think I’m getting more that 2 hours in.
Like I said, for me it’s all about timing and balance. Caffeine effective is about 3 hours, shot of espresso is about 65mg. I was lucky to have found that sweet spot where I could do this. Oddly I can go days without coffee too, so maybe it’s just all genetics and luck.