Curious if Anyone Else Was Diagnosed with ADHD as a Young Child?

Just curious if anyone else was diagnosed with Adhd as a very young child also told they would have a different reaction to caffeine? My mom started giving me a small cup of coffee, creamer, no sugar before bed.. I was asleep in 30 mins (pretty quickly for me). I later did a dna test and it also said I have a rare varient that makes caffeine affect me differently.

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snoel

2y ago

Would you mind sharing what DNA test you did? My psych wants me to do genetic testing since I’ve failed so many meds, but I don’t think my insurance covers it and it’s expensive

SoftBreeze

2y ago

I took the 23andMe dna + medical

Abagale

2y ago

For me caffeine makes me sleepy

Flameember

2y ago

For me it depends on whether I'm taking meds or not, and what specific meds I was taking. With the current one I'm taking I can't have caffeine qt all cause it makes me unbelievably anxious and my heart races, but not much else. When I was on Adderall it helped me stay awake enough to get to school but not much else. If I'm not taking meds it helps me be awake for like 2 hours, is hit or miss with anxiety. Or at least as I remember. I am currently forcing myself to cut off coffee, and I haven't been on Adderall since 10th grade (am now 22). Started my new meds last summer so honestly I don't remember off the top of my head what that was like for me.

SoftBreeze

2y ago

Caffeine never keeps me awake unless you add a sugar rush, for me it's like Cannabis, keeps my mind calm and focused. Could be different with the different levels of ADHD.

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