I don't know that coffee is more stimulating to me as someone who has BP. When I'm up, I drink about the same amount as when I'm down (a few cups most days, some none at all). But when I'm up, the hypo characteristics are there. I don't think they would be lesser if I wasn't drinking the coffee; similarly, I'm not any more animated when I'm depressed if I have coffee or don't.

That's one of the challenges of meds, I think, in general. You can never really tell what you'd be like at that moment if you weren't on them, or if you're not taking any you can't tell what you'd be like at that moment if you were. It's all conjecture, though most see a difference in experience of symptoms over time that lets them know whether the meds are improving their symptoms or not.