Caffeine is the world’s most common (and delicious) stimulant. Unlike prescription stimulant medications such as amphetamine (brand name: Adderall) or methylphenidate (brand name: Ritalin), caffeine occurs naturally.
Coffee drinkers with ADHD may find that it improves focus, ramps up productivity, promotes wakefulness, and reduces ADHD symptoms.
But before you reach for that morning cup of joe, know this: People with ADHD should not use caffeine to manage their symptoms instead of prescribed stimulants.
Here’s why.ADHD stimulants provide reliable, steady symptom management; caffeine’s punch is unpredictable. You know exactly how many milligrams of medication you are taking with a prescribed stimulant.
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