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[quote=Anonymous]Its really common to use caffeine to self medicate for ADHD.  I do it and my oldest does it.  I drink coffee -- she drinks Monster because she doesn't like coffee.

We've had a lot of conversations about the amount of monster that is safe, and we've compared the total caffeine to coffee.  I drink 2-4 cups of coffee throughout the day.  One Monster is equivalent to two cups of coffee.  She tries to stick with one Monster per day (or less) and generally does not drink it all at once.  I do wish they sold it in smaller bottles, and I think it's generally a disgusting beverage, but I don't think that having a half a monster in the mornign and a half of monster in the afternoon is dangerous.

I do think it's a bad idea to chug one or more monsters right after taking your ADHD medication (particularly if it's not slow release medication).

Does your kid have an apple watch?  You might have them track their heart rate through the day, and compare it to when they are having hte monster drinks.  That may be more convincing than your just generally telling them that the drink is bad.[/quote]

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