Comment by Aurornis

This is not true. Caffeine is not necessarily helpful for ADHD. It has a different mechanism of action from ADHD stimulants. They are not interchangeable. Not all stimulants help ADHD.

Also there’s a growing trend of diagnosing every focus problem as ADHD when many patients might have focus problems secondary to another condition like anxiety. It’s sadly all too common to find someone who believes they have ADHD due to TikTok self diagnosis or even a lazy doctor’s diagnosis but their core problem is actually anxiety. For these people, stimulants of any kind can actually worsen focus even if then provide a short term perception of helping due to the energy boost.