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=== Caffeine === [[Caffeine]] is believed by many to cause paradoxical calmness or sedation in individuals with ADHD.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rainer |first=Langguth, Berthold Bär, Rüdiger Wodarz, Norbert Wittmann, Markus Laufkötter |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/809702040 |title=Correspondence (letter to the editor): Paradoxical Reaction in ADHD |publisher=Deutscher Arzte Verlag |oclc=809702040}}</ref> There is insufficient evidence to determine if sedation caused by caffeine is due to a true paradoxical reaction, or rather from dehydration and sleep deprivation caused by the caffeine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yan |first=Wudan |date=2021-09-07 |title=Why Does Coffee Sometimes Make Me Tired? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/well/eat/coffee-caffeine-sleep-pressure.html |access-date=2023-01-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Furthermore, there are no conclusive studies showing a differential effect of caffeine in individuals with ADHD compared to the general population. {{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
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