As I said in my last post, I love coffee. However, I do have a slight addiction to energy drinks as well. Recently, I purchased an energy drink mix to save money on buying the actual energy drinks. Great investment. I made it an even greater one, though. Today as I was preparing my energy drink to take to work, I decided to try the protein powder I mentioned in my previous post. Tastes just like the energy drink, can't even tell I added a powder supplement. Look at me, being creative in making sure I get enough protein. HAVE A GREAT DAY, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!!
ADHD Protein Coffee
NOTE: I am not a doctor or medical practitioner. The information in this post is from personal experience, and I highly recommend talking with your doctor before taking any medications,even vitamins and supplements.
As someone who lives with ADHD and takes medication to help manage it, I can drink coffee all day and still sleep at night. I don't even drink it for the caffeine really but it's more of a morning tradition or if I'm craving a treat, I'll have a coffee. I recently learned that protein actually helps metabolize ADHD medication better, giving the full benefits. I have never really eaten 'properly' and most definently had not been consuming even half the amount of protein recommended in my daily diet. Thus, I recently started using protein shakes, making my own. The goal of this was, because I've never been a breakfast person (I feel ill if I eat in the morning) that I'd start having a protein shake in the morning to; give me protein and help boost my ADHD medication. However, there was a small snag in that plan and now I have a smoothie in the afternoon or after dinner but I found a way to get my morning protein in.
I was researching protein drinks and powders and saw that Boost makes an unflavored protein powder that you can mix with anything. I was hesitant because I've had a lot more bad protein shakes than good but figured I'd buy it to try it out. My first experiment, adding it to my morning coffee, giving me my coffee fixation while adding some protein to boost my ADHD meds. So that's what I've started to do. I add a couple of scoops and mix it in with a frother and it really doesn't have a taste nor that gritty feeling most powders have. Another bonus, I don't drink nearly half as much coffee as I did before because my first cup of the day is so satisfying. I'm going to mix the protien powder in with my homemade soup next time I make a batch!
Reward Yourself, You Deserve It
Of course, like always, rewarding yourself for doing or achieving well must be limited. Otherwise, you'll end up overindulging, and instead of a reward, it starts to feel more like a punishment. I like to reward myself from time to time based on the following:
- If I completed something that I normally wouldn't or that is helping my mental/overall health.
- If I've been consistent on something personal/health-wise and have for long enough time to reward myself.
- Rewards are limited to every month, every 2nd month (this helps prevent me from making it a regular thing or habit.
Since I've been doing so well with taking my meds properly and at the same time being able to handle whatever I may be stressing about, I have decided that since tomorrow I have a day off, I'm going to reward myself with a present on my way home from work and also get myself a little McDonald's for dinner. I don't eat fast food often, which is why it's one of the ways I reward myself. I also like to make sure I don't work the next day when I do, just in case I get tummy issues, even though I am now more aware of what items I can have that won't upset my stomach. Also, since I'll be rewarding myself with McDonald's the entire month of February, I will be eating healthier like I have been and don't plan on using McDonald's to reward myself for at least a few months.
So Far, So Good
Today marks one week of my transition to my new meds. For the past week, I've been taking 1 of my Prozac pills (was originally on 2; two 20mg pills in the a.m) and 1 of my 10mg Cipralex (Lexapro), in addition to my regular 30mg of Adderall in the a.m and two 5mg of Dexedrine in the early afternoon to prevent burnout. So far, it's been smooth. I still get an afternoon crash from my ADHD meds, but not as bad or for as long with the additional 10mg of Dexedrine. I'm really hoping that when I have to replace my 2nd Prozac pill with my 2nd Cipralex pill, I won't get too drowsy. I don't think I will as I have been on Cipralex before, and if anything, I find the Prozac makes me more drowsy, but we'll see. I'm really hoping this will be a good combo for me as the process of going off and going on another is, well, a process, and it takes a lot longer to find if the new medication is working because the old one is still in your system for a bit.
I do think the prozac was the culprit in my weight gain as in the last few days I've had no urge to binge eat, overeat or crave sugar. It's weird because when I first started Prozac I lost weight, but then started gaining as the dose went up (one of the main reasons I wanted to revisit the Cipralex, as I was able to lose and maintain a healthy weight on it. I feel since November of 2025 I've just been ballooning up even though I'm eating healthier and more regularly and way more active than I was. If anything, I should be losing, but I'm not, so we'll see what happens!
What a week!
It's been an unusually busy week for me this week and with starting new medication, I've been soo tired! But I am now done for my 'weekend'. The slow transition onto my new meds has been good so far, just sleepy. I hope it all goes smooth, one of the things Im worried about becasue Im working again and cant afford for anything to happen that would cause me not to be able to.
My plans for my weekend are: TODAY; do minimal, rest, wash face and make sure kitchen is clean TOMORROW; Get up at a reasonable time, do laundry, deposit money in bank, go up to work to shop, self care bath time before bed.
I honestly don't know how they live normal lives; work full time, have a social/family life, do everyday tasks, etc. I work part-time and by the time I'm off of work, I'm beat. I've been trying to push myself more, make myself run an errand or 2 after work and/or on unnecessary days like my days off.
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