Is coffee good for people with ADHD?

[Alwayreckles93]

I want to know what other people with ADHD experience is with coffee or other people opinions if coffee helps you coped during the day. Do you think coffee helps people with ADHD to focus a lot more? What are the health benefits can someone with ADHD get from coffee? Do you think it helps the brain to focus a lot more?

[Anthonyrov2048]

Coffee will help because it’s a stimulant same as many adhd medications. I personally use caffeine to get work done as I have adhd and not because I’m sleepy or tired. You will build a tolerance eventually which you should then cycle off caffeine for about 2 weeks. Anything over 400mg is considered not safe by FDA. Personally I consume about 600-800mg of caffeine a day but I get my heart and blood checked often with no issues. I’ve always have had a high tolerance and personally have become addicted in sense that I get migraines without caffeine so I should cycle off as I have before but with work and school it’s hard to go those few days with migraine and without that caffeine to help me focus.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

Take Green Tea instead of coffee. A tea bag of Green Tea has approximately 1/4th of caffeine that much amount of coffee. And it is healthy too!

I am using Tetley and Organic India green tea brands. Not the basic tea, that is sour in taste. The Leon Ginger flavours. Those are awesome.

I have also tried Nestle instant coffee, but I did not like it that much. Do not try taking coffee. That is harmful to body. It drains you from within.

[Alwayreckles93]

Thank you for sharing very helpful information. How is coffee harmful to the body , So coffee drains the energy even more?

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

Yup, coffee drains energy. I have experienced it. My friends too. I drank a cup of coffee, just hot water, for a project to be completed overnight. My friends lay just staring at fans in their dorm for nights. No sleep because of coffee. And a loss of energy too. Just because of that.

I was able to stay awake all night for the project. But the next two days were crazy. Extra coffee may also lead to sleeping problems.

So no coffee, but green tea is okay. It just boosts enough for 2 to 3 hours. That is definitely better than forcefully staying awake even when you are done.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

Coffee increases the intensity of what is already there.
For ADHD, I think coffee would not be a good idea. Loss of extended attention on a particular thing is there in ADHD. This gets increased because of coffee. Of course, I am talking a bit over the limit.

But then again, the limits for coffee are different for everyone. So, you get mixed results in the end.

[TrueConfection]

I don't know anything about ADHD. It seems like the caffeine would cause a person to become even more fidgety, but you should ask your doctor. In addition, the caffeine might have a reaction with a medication, so if you're taking any prescribed meds make sure and ask about that too.

[Alwayreckles93]

Yes definitely, I will ask my doctor before considering drinking caffeine.

[snackthatsmilesback]

Well coffee can make it easier to focus. But makes it impossible to not focus on something. So sleep? No. Relax? No. Pay attention to speech or song or movie? Lol no. If u not focused on doing something u not focused on nothing, can't do nothing. That's my xp anyway. I don't drink coffee anymore since college tho cuz one time I drink a big cup and not sleep w shakes for 2 days, then crash. Not fun.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

That is exactly what happened to me and my friends. Just laying awake looking at fans and ceilings. Boring, not fun, and definitely tiring like crazy.

[Exterminatore]

Caffeine definitely helps with focus.

[OlderAndWiser]

I have no experience wth ADHD.

[_Just_A_girl_]

It's no good for anyone

[Jennz6]

Good question?

[Anonymous]

I'm guessing its not, but you should ask a doctor.