No, caffeine is NOT a wise treatment for ADHD, especially in children.

For one thing, the “dose”is erratic.

But more importantly, caffeine doesn’t work in the brain as the stimulants do. It tends to “over shoot the targets” and create anxiety and irritability, not to mention interfere with sleep and create an addiction.

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The medication should not be making your heart race all the time.

My guess is you’re taking Adderall, or another amphetamine.

You do not have to live with this. There are other medical options, and they might involve some trial and error.

Sorry, but there is no “increase in empathy” with ADHD.

People who have ADHD and are empathic might have trouble managing that empathy, though, and will often get taken advantage of due to it.

You can learn more here, especially in the comments from adults with ADHD.

If you want more accurate reporting, you should realize that does not include any talk of “upsides” to ADHD.

The diagnosis comes only when there is impairment in life.

ADHD symptoms are normal human traits. It is their number and degree, in the presence of actual impairments in life (e.g. struggles with money,…

Having never visited the Jezebel website, I didn’t know it was a “clickbait” site, obviously run by amateurs vying for the most hits, no matter who it hurts.

As for Mukund Gnanadesikan, MD. he’s some random psychiatrist, certainly no ADHD experts. And he’s in Napa, of all places. Wine capital of the world. Where ADHD…