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Posted 4/3/2014 3:34 PM (GMT 0)
I've heard this from several people...I cut my coffee drinking from 2-3 cups a day to 3 a week, tea the other days. Should I cut those last 3 days out?

Note - I don't use any sugar or cream
Posted 4/3/2014 4:12 PM (GMT 0)
Funny you mentioned this. I was thinking about this just this morning. I haven't been able to tolerate coffee since I've been sick. Not only does it irritate my stomach (that could also be the Doxy) but it seemed to take energy away from me rather than build it up. I'm back to tea until I'm fully recovered. I don't know what it is about the coffee, but my body was telling me that it wasn't cooperating with me, so I just stopped.
Posted 4/3/2014 5:25 PM (GMT 0)
The caffeine is the issue. The adrenals become 'off' with LD, so drinking caffeine only taxes the adrenals further. Drinks with caffeine will give you that needed umph, but the soon following crash only gets worse. It can become a cycle. I found I was drinking coffee all day long, feeling more energy, but really paying for it later when I came crashing down.

It's better to stay away for the caffeine, if possible.
Posted 4/3/2014 5:28 PM (GMT 0)
I agree, herbal teas without caffiene are good. There are some decent substitutes for coffee, but many herbal substitutes are horrible! It depends on the person but in general I discourage it.

I did have adrenal issues though so...
Posted 4/3/2014 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
I love the smell, but coffee gives me migraines. A long time ago, I could tolerate coffee fine, but now it makes me feel soo sick, I think I might be "allergic" to it.

M
Posted 4/4/2014 4:35 PM (GMT 0)

In_A_Cocoon_Now said...
The caffeine is the issue. The adrenals become 'off' with LD, so drinking caffeine only taxes the adrenals further. Drinks with caffeine will give you that needed umph, but the soon following crash only gets worse. It can become a cycle. I found I was drinking coffee all day long, feeling more energy, but really paying for it later when I came crashing down.

It's better to stay away for the caffeine, if possible.

Interesting. I always felt though that the benefits of 1 cup of green/black tea a day may outweigh the negatives...you disagree?
Posted 4/4/2014 4:38 PM (GMT 0)
I think having 1-2 cups a day for a healthy person of either coffee or tea is actually beneficial to their health.

Now I have just 1 cup of coffee and I get pulsing headaches, to me that is the lyme disease. I'm sure maybe if I clear the infection I might be able to tolerate a cup in the morning. I miss my coffee for sure esspecially that warm cup in the morning but what I really miss is being healthy.
Posted 4/4/2014 10:48 PM (GMT 0)
Wow I tested having a cup of coffee today just to see how it would affect me. Sure enough I got dizzy and felt brain tingles throughout my entire head! Maybe this is a good test to determine if my Lyme treatment is complete and the Lyme bacteria are out of my brain. I will drink coffee and see my reaction. That will be my finished test. And then if that test passes I will treat for 2 more months.
Posted 4/4/2014 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
I never stopped drinking it. It is the one vice I have. I work full time and I need my morning coffee for energy. I never was able to give it up.
Posted 4/5/2014 12:04 AM (GMT 0)
I have up coffee 18 months ago. I'm glad I did.
Posted 4/5/2014 1:19 AM (GMT 0)
Everything I've heard also leads me to believe that it isn't good if you have Lyme. I have to say though I went through a phase where it really got me through much of my fatigue and made me feel so much better physically as well.
Posted 4/14/2014 3:15 PM (GMT 0)
I think this coffee test works ! I have been able to drink coffee in the past few days and actually enjoy it! It doesn't make me dizzy anymore. So it might mean that my Lyme disease has been effectively treated!
Posted 4/14/2014 3:53 PM (GMT 0)
wilson, I'd personally say that if one is dealing with LD/co, drinking the green tea in decaf form would get the good benefits without the negative dealt by caffeine if one's adrenals are taxed. I've read that somewhere, but don't remember where.

I'd also like to state that with everything else LD, this is a personal choice. Every person's body will be as unique to themselves as are the symptoms and reactions to treatment. Only if we make choices with changes, and see how we feel, can we know what's right. It's a lot of trial and error. I also find that at times I can drink a coffee with caffeine with no issues, and at other times it's just too much and my body reacts with racing heart and thoughts, anxious feelings, chest pressuer, etc.

 

Post Edited (In_A_Cocoon_Now) : 4/14/2014 10:01:42 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/14/2014 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
I can tolerate caffeine-free coffee without a problem.  I drink only 1 cup of it a day.

Patty

Posted 4/18/2014 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
I have Lyme, and every day I feel dizzy. Some days are worse than others. However, When I drink coffee, it makes me ever more loopy and dizzy. This is really unfortunate for me because i love coffee! Also, im a barista.. so its quite contradicting eyes
Posted 4/18/2014 3:20 AM (GMT 0)
No worries, Jessisamess, you will be able to tolerate coffee once again after treatment. I am now able to drink coffee like I used to, but before it made my head pulse and I felt dizzy. It doesn't do that anymore now. I have a test called the coffee test. I decided if I can tolerate drinking coffee then the Lyme is out of my brain.
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