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Posted 4/13/2015 3:00 PM (GMT 0)
Hello! I'm "LoolooLupus," a gal with -you guessed it- Lupus, from Northern California. I'm a journalist and content writer, and today's assignment lead me to want to know two things:

Question 1: I'm writing a list of fun period facts. Midol contains 3 things: acetaminophen (Tylenol,) an antihistamine, and caffeine. But everywhere I look, doctors and people with cramps are saying that caffeine is really bad for you when you're cramping/menstruating.

Why is caffeine in Midol, then? Are there any benefits to taking caffeine on your period?

Question 2: I love caffeine. Does anyone else with Lupus use caffeine to alleviate some symptoms, or does caffeine generally make things worse for you?

Thanks in advance!
Looloo.
Posted 4/13/2015 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
Caffeine helps me keep my bowels regular, although they say if I eat enough fiber that would also work. Unfortunately, I'm not a big eater and the amount of fiber I'd have to get seems impossible for me.

Too much caffeine reacts with some of the other common Lupus meds to make most of use very high-strung and jumpy. And so often caffeine comes with sugar!!! (Think soft drinks!) Sugar isn't our friend, no matter how appealing it may seem.
Posted 4/13/2015 11:27 PM (GMT 0)
I think I read somewhere that caffeine helps boost or activate some pain relievers.
Posted 4/20/2015 5:43 PM (GMT 0)
I stayed away from caffeine (another drug my body came to crave) for years! (Well not chocolate) Since September I have let myself have it occasionally when I need a boost of energy or such. I have not noticed a change in pain and would be willing to say if you took Tylenol with a coke (midol has around 60mg of caffeine and 16oz of coke has about 50 mg) you will probably get the same relief. Tylenol for pain and caffeine for energy. Just my thoughts on it (but don't recommend having coke often because of the sugar content and heck no on diet and sugar free rubbish)
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