Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by AtillaBosma 1362 days ago
A bit unrelated, but I always get sleepy from coffee for some reason.

Even yesterday I was just yawning and almost falling asleep between sets at the gym, even though I drank an espresso right before the workout.

I had a normal 8 hours of sleep that night too, so don't think it has to do with sleep deprivation.

Is this something anyone else has issues with?

5 comments

Do you have ADHD? I don't know if there's actual evidence whether it's related, but I often hear this from people with ADHD
Coffee makes me alert when I need to sleep and sleepy when I need to stay alert.
I'd say it's a pretty standard caffeine effect.
I mentioned in this other comment that taking a good meal with fats before caffeine prevents me from feeling sleepy:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33018360

I get that from decaf with milk. Also when u re already tired caffeine doesn't work and might make you more tired