Posted by football on April 13, 2007, at 23:17:35
In reply to No Doze dose? Pdoc concurs with this?, posted by stargazer on April 13, 2007, at 22:10:24
I know your sick of me hyping Provigil, but read through these various quotes I've found online...
"Caffeine is known to interact with other drugs resulting in a modified effect. For example, caffeine administered with nardil (an MAO inhibitor) caused headaches and high blood pressure (Pakes, 1979). This potentially dangerous interaction was first noted by Berkowitz et al., (1971) and implicated serotonin in the mechanism."
"Do not drink or eat too much caffeine while you are using this medicine. Caffeine can be found in coffee, cola, chocolate, tea, and other foods and drinks. Ask your doctor how much caffeine is safe."
"Excessive amounts of caffeine or chocolate can also potentiate hypertensive reactions."
"And in people predisposed to anxiety disorders, caffeine can trigger a spiral of sensations -- sweaty palms, a pounding heart, ringing in the ears -- that leads to a full-blown panic attack."
"A questionnaire survey was conducted among medical students and 291 out of 423 initial subjects completed it. Among males, caffeine consumption was significantly and positively correlated with anxiety symptoms, when alcohol use and smoking habit were adjusted."
"Anxiety sufferers are advised to pay attention to dietary and lifestyle factors which can aggravate anxiety (Andrews,Crino, Hunt, Lampe & Page, 1994).
CAFFEINE
Avoid or limit caffeine. Chocolate, some high energy drinks, hot chocolate beverages, coffee, tea & cola drinks all contain caffeine which is a stimulant. which accelerates the fight or flight response. Caffeine can interfere with your sleep and make you more nervous. Switch to decaffeinated coffee, herbal tea and/or de-caffeinated cola drinks or reduce the number of cups of coffee/cola you have."
You mentioned you felt like you feel like you're all ready taking enough drugs and thats why you have mixed feelings about Provigil, but doesn't popping a No Doz into your mouth constitute taking another drug?
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