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ADHD, caffeine makes me fall asleep for hours. Insomnia. Started after an attack in 2024.

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I've had ADHD my whole life. Tried all kinds of meds and never seemed to help. I also struggle with tinnitus since I was a child.

I was attacked in 2024 with brass knuckles in my left temple and had a grade 3 concussion. Since then, my memory is shot. Days feel like a week has gone by. I suffer from PTSD and anxiety, hyper vigilance, but not depression oddly enough. I have moments like all humans, but it's not a constant thing.

After my attack I started noticing that caffeine would knock me out cold a few hours after having coffee, so I tried going up in caffeine and down in caffeine, nothing has helped. So I'll sleep a majority of the day or nap long periods, do some work, then fall asleep again.

Due to that, I'm up all night like an owl.

I see a psychiatrist, take Lexapro and Xanax, and do therapy.

I fear caffeine withdrawal.

Anyone else having things like this?

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