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[theniwokesoftly]

Damn. I drank one and a half Diet Mountain Dews in a desperate attempt to wake myself up so I could go looking for jobs this afternoon, but it didn't wake me up, just gave me a headache, which is making me sleepier. Why does caffeine not work on me? I guess it's because of the ADHD- for the longest time I stayed away from caffeine because my

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[supersteph]

This is Dr. Stephanie calling. I believe the headache could be from the pseudo sugar in the drink. Try REAL Mountain Dew. oooooohhhhhhh....sweet tea. Now there's a wake me up!!
Sorry to hear about your funky day. Hope it gets better.

[theniwokesoftly]

Eh, but I drink diet soda and that wal-mart water with the same stuff all the time. I think it's the caffeine- I'm not used to having that much of it.

[mayojane]

I'll second the Ick on Diet Mountain Dew Sentiment. Regular Mountian Dew ish my Coffee. *Snuggles it.* Try Regular... unless you're on Stimulant type Meds for the ADHD... in which case that's likely why you've got a headache... those medications don't react well with caffine. Back when I were on the Dexidrine I couldn't have any caffine at all or it was a mess.

8^S

[theniwokesoftly]

I've been off meds for about a year. I don't do regular soda- it's too sweet for my taste (my mom's diabetic so I had diet soda since I was a little kid), plus I'm on a diet and I'm doing fairly well, so that's way too much sugar.