ADHD and Caffeine WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on ADHD and Caffeine and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. AllExperts: Ritalin, Caffeine, and ADHD en.allexperts.com - Ritalin, Caffeine, and ADHD
  2. National Resource Center on ADHD: AD/HD, Sleep and Sleep Disorders-Stimulants help4adhd.org - AD/HD, Sleep and Sleep Disorders-Stimulants
  3. Yahoo! Answers: Caffeine for ADHD - How Much Do You Take? answers.yahoo.com - Caffeine for ADHD - How Much Do You Take?
  4. Medscape: Lifestyle and Complementary Therapies for ADHD: Herbs medscape.com - Lifestyle and Complementary Therapies for ADHD: Herbs
  5. Henriettes Herbal Page: ADHD and Coffee henriettesherbal.com - ADHD and Coffee
  6. EzineArticles: Does Caffeine Cause Interactions With ADHD? ezinearticles.com - Does Caffeine Cause Interactions With ADHD?
  7. ADD Medical Treatment Center: Caffeine: "Herbal" Treatment of ADD/ADHD addmtc.com - Caffeine: "Herbal" Treatment of ADD/ADHD
  8. Myomancy: Caffeine and ADHD myomancy.com - Caffeine and ADHD
  9. FamilyEducation: What Works: ADHD Advice & Resources for Parents: Coffee familyeducation.com - ADHD Advice & Resources for Parents: Coffee
  10. WikiAnswers: What Does Caffeine Do to an ADHD Child? wiki.answers.com - What Does Caffeine Do to an ADHD Child?


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Research Notes on ADHD and Caffeine

Caffeine has been found to be a natural treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Caffeine contains methylxanthine, a nervous system stimulant. A 1981 study found that in low doses, caffeine had the same effect as 10 mg of methylphenidate, the generic form of Ritalin.1

Fast Facts:

  • The effect of a single dose of caffeine lasts for approximately 4-6 hours.2
  • Advantages of using caffeine for ADHD: it is readily available in a variety of products such as coffee, tea and soft drinks, it is inexpensive, and no prescription is needed.3
  • Disadvantages of using caffeine: it is a short-acting stimulant,3 and there are no studies to prove it's long term effects in the treatment of ADHD.2

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ Myomancy: Caffeine and ADHD
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 EzineArticles: Does Caffeine Cause Interactions With ADHD?
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ADD Medical Treatment Center: Caffeine: "Herbal" Treatment of ADD/ADHD

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