hello,
after I drink coffee, I have to take a nap! I know it sounds weird, but it's unfortunately true 
Once I bought an energy drink and instead of feeling more energetic… it made me go to bed
Recently, I found out that I have ADD and I've begun taking ritalin, a stimulant. Well, it makes me sleepy! I think I will stop it, it's horrible.
I remember a few years ago, I suffered from some anxiety and the doctor prescribed me Xanax,…. well it didn't work at all, I had much more anxiety after taking Xanax than before so I stopped it.
There must be something terribly wrong with the chemicals in my brain
Has anybody ever heard of something like this?
Thank you in advance.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
I have the same problem as you! YES! Finally someone has the same symptoms. This is the reason why. Caffeine, and uppers such as ritalin work opposite on someone with AD/HD. They are uppers to people without AD/HD or ADD, but downers for people with AD/HD, or ADD. I'm not sure how old you are, but the older I get the less sleepy I am when I drink caffeine. Same thing with other similants, but I still have it.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Paradoxical effect. It's when a medication has the opposite effect. Happens commonly in children which is why most of their "calm down" drugs are basically speed. Just tell your doctor and you'll have to mess around with other meds and dosages, but you should find the right combination with him/her.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
i would love to offer you some info on this topic, however i have none besides the fact that the same thing happens to mee, especially with energy drinks – not so much coffee anymore. tablets lie no doze etc. were all useless and simply made me dosy!
May 6th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
When you have ADD, stimulants have the opposite effect. That is why the doctor prescribed you Ritalin to "calm you down". But as you said, people don't usually like that feeling, they feel like zombies. Talk to your doctor about other ways to manage it, and avoid caffeine.