• gsfraley@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    That’s factually false. Its main mechanism of action is adenosine antagonism, but it does cause a rise of blood adrenaline, as well as a release dopamine and norepinephrine to a handful of systems in the brain.

    It’s true that it doesn’t improve mental acuity, and can leave you in an exhausted-but-anxious state, but saying it doesn’t actually stimulate you or wake you up is incorrect.