• Etterra@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Lightweights lol. Anyway I’m not getting any thinking dinner unless my caffeine to blood ratio is at least 2:1.

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        4 days ago

        Caffeine gives me FAR worse withdrawal symptoms than my prescription Adderall. Caffeine also just really fucks me up in general, I think I have a caffeine sensitivity or something or maybe it’s just the GAD I have. The worst part is I really like caffeinated drinks and I convince myself “the caffeine won’t be bad” and chug a monster or coffee or something, then I feel extremely high stress like I’m on the verge of a stroke for the next few hours lol

        Also caffeine destroys my sleep more than my brain alone already does

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          Couldn’t agree more. Caffeine—and stimulants in general—give me bad anxiety. Same symptoms as you.

          Don’t actually use coke and Adderall to stay awake, kids; I was just being sarcastic.

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    5 days ago

    My understanding is that caffeine doesn’t give you energy but instead blocks the sense of tiredness.

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      Basically carbs and fat give you energy, if we’re talking the literal term. I think protein does too but it’s less.

      But stimulants do unlock mental resources. I believe caffeine induces a fight or flight state (what I’ve heard; haven’t studied this), one aspect of which is the body decides to make more energy available at the cost of faster breakdown.

      Dopaminergic stimulants give your body the sense it’s pursuing something important. So the same zap of released resources called “motivation” that you’d get if you suddenly realized your favorite person in the world is outside, you can also get by taking adderall or cocaine.

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        Only if you take it once though. If you drink coffe regularly, you only get withdrawal symptoms if you have none instead. Coffeine has no stimulating effect if taken regularly.

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    5 days ago

    Honestly for the best. Without my trifecta of amph+caffeine+nicotine (vape ofc smoking is eww and unhealthy) I don’t think I’d bother getting out of bed but that’s just an ADHD moment.

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    5 days ago

    Sounds like a plan. Jacking up your heart rate and increasing your blood pressure aren’t great things to do before you start rigorous activities.

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      For the ADHD crowd this is often literally how it works.

      No stimulants? My restless leg will shake this whole building down. With stimulants? I can sit there at my desk, happy as a clam.