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05 Sep 2005, 3:54 pm

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05 Sep 2005, 4:35 pm

It might be the caffeine. Caffeine stimulates some people and soothes others.



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05 Sep 2005, 4:44 pm

thank you...I did not know that


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05 Sep 2005, 5:26 pm

Did it make you tired straight away, or did you feel bouncy for a while first?



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05 Sep 2005, 5:28 pm

Me, too.

I'll usually get extremely hyper for about 10-20 minutes (not productive hyper, more like talk a mile a minute and have no idea what I'm saying hyper) and then I just pass out.



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05 Sep 2005, 5:39 pm

DrizzleMan wrote:
Did it make you tired straight away, or did you feel bouncy for a while first?
tired right away


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05 Sep 2005, 5:49 pm

Your hyperactive in the first place, this does not mean in the physical sense, but in the mind, the mental.
we require a different set of uppers.
I discovered this long ago.
you have to experiment to find the right energy drink,
and mix to match if you have too, even using vitamins.
sorry, thats life for us aspies., its all mix and match.



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05 Sep 2005, 5:52 pm

aspergian_mutant wrote:
Your hyperactive in the first place, this does not mean in the physical sense, but in the mind, the mental.
we require a different set of uppers.
I discovered this long ago.
you have to experiment to find the right energy drink,
and mix to match if you have too, even using vitamins.
sorry, thats life for us aspies., its all mix and match.
the only drink I found so far that didn't make me tired was..

Bawls tm


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05 Sep 2005, 6:14 pm

I have never had any energy drinks before, but as their main ingredient is caffeine I suspect they'd relax me. I have ADHD, and some of the ADHD/ADD chemical imbalances can be corrected partially by a stimulant(like caffeine). I generally take my medecine, so all caffeine does to me when I have my meds is calm me down a bit, or nothing at all. If I haven't taken my medecine that day, it works like my medecine. If I haven't taken my medecine for a few days(which invariably means I am miserable because I cannot control myself or concentrate on anything for more than five secons) caffeine puts me to sleep. That would be because when I do not have my medecine, it takes me ages to get to sleep and I sleep very badly, and as soon as I am relaxed enough to sleep, I automatically fall asleep because I am so sleep deprived. That's what happens to me, at least



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05 Sep 2005, 6:44 pm

Energy drinks make my heart race. I tried Red Bull once and was a jittery ball of nerves. It sucked.



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05 Sep 2005, 6:45 pm

fahreeq wrote:
Energy drinks make my heart race. I tried Red Bull once and was a jittery ball of nerves. It sucked.
I once had a jittery nerve in my balls...not quite the same


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05 Sep 2005, 7:02 pm

rpm2004 wrote:
fahreeq wrote:
Energy drinks make my heart race. I tried Red Bull once and was a jittery ball of nerves. It sucked.
I once had a jittery nerve in my balls...not quite the same


HAHAHAHAHA :lol:



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05 Sep 2005, 9:47 pm

Mockingbird wrote:
I have never had any energy drinks before, but as their main ingredient is caffeine I suspect they'd relax me. I have ADHD, and some of the ADHD/ADD chemical imbalances can be corrected partially by a stimulant(like caffeine). I generally take my medecine, so all caffeine does to me when I have my meds is calm me down a bit, or nothing at all. If I haven't taken my medecine that day, it works like my medecine. If I haven't taken my medecine for a few days(which invariably means I am miserable because I cannot control myself or concentrate on anything for more than five secons) caffeine puts me to sleep. That would be because when I do not have my medecine, it takes me ages to get to sleep and I sleep very badly, and as soon as I am relaxed enough to sleep, I automatically fall asleep because I am so sleep deprived. That's what happens to me, at least


I was like that beforeI quit my meds. Now all caffeine dpes is help my focus and keep my slightly more aware of my surroundings. Well, only caffeine found in natural tea at least. If it's in any other form, it has no effect at all. That, or I'll be insanely hyper for a good 10-20 minutes. But that's usually from sugar and not caffeine. But falling asleep, nah!


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05 Sep 2005, 9:51 pm

NeantHumain wrote:
It might be the caffeine. Caffeine stimulates some people and soothes others.


I think it can go both ways for me.



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05 Sep 2005, 9:53 pm

of course I could just be anemic...my doctor is about to test me for that


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05 Sep 2005, 10:06 pm

I have the same problem.