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Originally Posted by Steve6
Not only did I have an addictive problems, I had severe anxiety and despression, and I didn't decide I had it, I did have it. If people have no reaction to caffeine or any sort of stimulant that's fine. But you have millions of people popping pills everyday, children being unnecessary put on Ritalin. Loads of people walking around with bad depression, and mental problems wondering why? They go the doctor like I did and get lied to and mistreated. For those people it's very simple caffeine should be a no go area, so should nicotine and alcohol. You can sit behind your computer and criticize everything I wrote because you never suffered from any mental problems, because of this stuff. You are one of the lucky ones who gets away with consuming drugs on a regular basis which is what caffeine and alcohol is.
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I was diagnosed with ADHD about six years ago and was offered Ritalin but refused it as I didn't like the idea of taking tablets. Just after I was diagnosed I read something from another adult with ADHD that said that instead of taking Ritalin (which is a stimulant) they used caffeine to increase their concentration to allow them to function at a sensible level. It takes time to work out how much you can take but once you know, you can limit your intake of caffeine. Is this person addicted? I don't know but if they believe it helps them then fair enough, that's their decision.
I tried this person's suggestion myself after I kept getting into trouble at work for 'wandering off' but since I started doing this I noticed that I was lot more anxious than I used to be and I decided that whilst it worked for this other person, it clearly wasn't working for me so I started cutting down.
I drink decaff tea and coffee now but it's not always easy as some places just don't sell it but you get to know the kind of places that don't and you either avoid them or drink something else.
I think people's tolerance to addictive substances varies on the individual and whilst I don't smoke, drink alcohol or caffeine, I'm not going to stop someone else from doing so.