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        2 days ago

        No it’s common for ADHD ppl because most stimulants have a paradox reaction. That’s why you get meth and amphetamines. I mean most are also caffeine addicts. But it doesn’t work because we are addicts

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            Well you source is kinda … bad. In medicine a paradoxical reaction is described as a reaction which is basically unexpected. Your source is throwing things together that are not right in this way. It basically conflated research over methylphenidate, a very common ADHD medication, with all stimulants and a lot of narcotics.

            Methylphenidate has no paradox reaction, because it also works in non ADHD children - just not as strong. While there are not systematic medical trials on Coffein there are a lot of weaker studies on it that show a high amount of evidence that it has a calming effect. The discussion here is if this isn’t the same in the normal population too, not if it has a calming effect.

            The source you had makes claims and then does not show any evidence for these btw.