Posted by noa on February 24, 2003, at 20:24:10
In reply to Re: killer caffeine crash » jonh kimble, posted by Eddie Sylvano on February 24, 2003, at 9:42:29
Maybe think of it this way---it can be an advantage to be able to see an obvious precipitant for anxiety and depression. In the case of sensitivity to caffeine, it is straightforward enough how to deal with it--avoid it. I don't think you have to read more into it than that you are sensitive to caffeine and it makes you anxious and possibly exacerbates your dysthymia. For me, things that fall into this category are caffeine and not enough sleep.
I haven't reacted quite that strongly to caffeine in many years, but once upon a time I did. I would get very jittery and hyper. Since then, I became accustomed to caffeine, but also developed quite an addiction to it. Over the years, I have had periods of addiction to caffeine alternating with periods when I've gone off caffeine. In the process, I have discovered that indeed, I feel better, vis a vis my depression/anxiety, when I am not taking caffeine on a regular basis.
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