At what point during the day do you stop drinking coffee/caffeine?

Want to give myself a hard cut off. Have been having issues with sleep since starting adhd meds…

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To protect your sleep as best you can, I’d recommend consuming both caffeine and Adderall in the A.M. only and as early in the A.M. as possible. Don’t take any stimulants in the P.M. starting at noon.

I neeeeed my caffeine (Diet Coke babes!!!), and my cutoff is about 3pm. I keep the caffeine and non-caffeine versions handy!

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