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submitted 11 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/adhd@lemmy.world

I realised this feeling is why I have such an issue avoiding caffeine, even more after starting on ritalin.

It's that, "I'm really starting to feel awake and capable now" feeling, sometimes a light tenseness in the back of the neck.

What is going on here, neuronically?

Also a time when I really crave nicotine. I'm trying to quit the nicotine so if I can understand this feeling, I can make a strategy to avoid it.

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[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

From what I've heard, it's less that the caffeine brings you "up", but more that the lack of it is pushing you down once you've become accustomed to having it.

I'm not a coffee scientist, though, so take this with a grain of salt.

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 10 points 11 months ago

That's actually pretty common in places like Italy. A half-pinch of salt brings out the coffee flavour.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

With the development of tolerance, it techniclaly becomes more of a return to baseline

Where are all the coffee scientists when you need 'em?! On smoke break, probably 👹

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