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Dr. John Kruse

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Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

And maybe it helps you get away with a lower dose of the prescription. The one little piece I'd add in there is that often you don't know what dose you're getting. So people have the common experience. As I was saying earlier, I've only had three cups of coffee in my whole life. So this is all anecdotal or research, not personal experience data.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

And maybe it helps you get away with a lower dose of the prescription. The one little piece I'd add in there is that often you don't know what dose you're getting. So people have the common experience. As I was saying earlier, I've only had three cups of coffee in my whole life. So this is all anecdotal or research, not personal experience data.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

But lots of people have the experience, go to their local Starbucks or something and say, whoa, that feels way stronger than usual. And then invariably they say, oh, that must just be me. I'm more anxious already. I'm jacked up or Because they think Starbucks, $7 billion Stores around the country, everything's automated and precise. They must be.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

But lots of people have the experience, go to their local Starbucks or something and say, whoa, that feels way stronger than usual. And then invariably they say, oh, that must just be me. I'm more anxious already. I'm jacked up or Because they think Starbucks, $7 billion Stores around the country, everything's automated and precise. They must be.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

But lots of people have the experience, go to their local Starbucks or something and say, whoa, that feels way stronger than usual. And then invariably they say, oh, that must just be me. I'm more anxious already. I'm jacked up or Because they think Starbucks, $7 billion Stores around the country, everything's automated and precise. They must be.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

Starbucks isn't, you know, they control for the aromaticity, how many minutes each bean is cooked, which side it gets flipped over on. They're not controlling for caffeine intake, which is wild to you. So University of Florida study, and this is several years ago now, went into a Florida Starbucks, bought the same drink every day for three weeks.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

Starbucks isn't, you know, they control for the aromaticity, how many minutes each bean is cooked, which side it gets flipped over on. They're not controlling for caffeine intake, which is wild to you. So University of Florida study, and this is several years ago now, went into a Florida Starbucks, bought the same drink every day for three weeks.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

Starbucks isn't, you know, they control for the aromaticity, how many minutes each bean is cooked, which side it gets flipped over on. They're not controlling for caffeine intake, which is wild to you. So University of Florida study, and this is several years ago now, went into a Florida Starbucks, bought the same drink every day for three weeks.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

And compared to the caffeine content, the highest A compared to the lowest A was a three-fold difference. Wow. And that's Starbucks. Who knows what smaller – so one is you may think you know what you're – and maybe the bane of coffee drinkers and maybe Sanka in a teaspoon that you're dissolving may be the most consistent there or –

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

And compared to the caffeine content, the highest A compared to the lowest A was a three-fold difference. Wow. And that's Starbucks. Who knows what smaller – so one is you may think you know what you're – and maybe the bane of coffee drinkers and maybe Sanka in a teaspoon that you're dissolving may be the most consistent there or –

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

And compared to the caffeine content, the highest A compared to the lowest A was a three-fold difference. Wow. And that's Starbucks. Who knows what smaller – so one is you may think you know what you're – and maybe the bane of coffee drinkers and maybe Sanka in a teaspoon that you're dissolving may be the most consistent there or –

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

But one of the risks with caffeine and with pretty much any over-the-counter drug is you may not know what dose you're getting.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

But one of the risks with caffeine and with pretty much any over-the-counter drug is you may not know what dose you're getting.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

But one of the risks with caffeine and with pretty much any over-the-counter drug is you may not know what dose you're getting.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

Yeah, and there's also lots of cultural and habitual, you know, if it gives you your warm fuzzies or puts you in the right mode or you think you're more alert or you're listening to your favorites. newscast in the morning as you're drinking it, that all is adding to its effect.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

Yeah, and there's also lots of cultural and habitual, you know, if it gives you your warm fuzzies or puts you in the right mode or you think you're more alert or you're listening to your favorites. newscast in the morning as you're drinking it, that all is adding to its effect.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

Yeah, and there's also lots of cultural and habitual, you know, if it gives you your warm fuzzies or puts you in the right mode or you think you're more alert or you're listening to your favorites. newscast in the morning as you're drinking it, that all is adding to its effect.

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

In terms of combining it with other over-the-counter things, there is some study looking at caffeine and L-theanine together and having some, at least in a tiny handful of studies, some measurable beneficial effect on, I think it's mostly kids that have been looked at, and nothing

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

In terms of combining it with other over-the-counter things, there is some study looking at caffeine and L-theanine together and having some, at least in a tiny handful of studies, some measurable beneficial effect on, I think it's mostly kids that have been looked at, and nothing

Huberman Lab
Improve Focus with Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

In terms of combining it with other over-the-counter things, there is some study looking at caffeine and L-theanine together and having some, at least in a tiny handful of studies, some measurable beneficial effect on, I think it's mostly kids that have been looked at, and nothing