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Posted 9/5/2014 9:30 PM (GMT 0)
Do you guys consume caffeine or stay away ?how abt alcohol~~

thanks

no alcohol for me ,i wanna get rid of coffee..its tough ..
wanna get outside more but don't . cool mad
Posted 9/5/2014 9:35 PM (GMT 0)
I'll drink a cup of coffee a few times a week in the morning. Seems to help with my headaches.

I don't drink alcohol at all.

I exercise on average 5 days a week.












M.
Posted 9/5/2014 9:36 PM (GMT 0)
gives u poundy heart/racy or nopes M,
Posted 9/5/2014 9:37 PM (GMT 0)
Caffeine?

Nope. I'm fine. But remember, I only drink it a few times a week. And I don't consume large quantities.













M.
Posted 9/5/2014 9:40 PM (GMT 0)
thanks M~
Posted 9/5/2014 10:31 PM (GMT 0)
I have a cup of coffee every morning and sometimes I'll have an afternoon latte. I LOVE my coffee!!
Posted 9/5/2014 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
I have tea or coffee in the morning and limit myself to one cup. I drink iced tea with lunch but don't consume any after about 3 in the afternoon. Otherwise, I can't sleep at night. None of it makes me jittery unless I don't eat along with it.
Posted 9/6/2014 10:33 AM (GMT 0)
i am either an all out coffee drinker or non at all. talk about the amount of fluid though, and get the joke 'in the wee hours'!!! lol. i can get a tad wired. rapid cycling and bi-polar............enough said. still like my coffee though!!!
Posted 9/6/2014 12:31 PM (GMT 0)
in my experience "yes" coffee and tea contribute to make worsen anxiety symptoms or attack.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine

go to this wiki page and you found 7 to 8 place described anxiety related with caffeine

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine

Post Edited (Strong_N_Compassionate !) : 9/6/2014 6:41:26 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/6/2014 12:33 PM (GMT 0)
Because I am Bipolar I am supposed to avoid coffee and chocolates and I did exactly that. I really did well for a long time and just drank water or redbush tea but these days my anxiety causes me to drink 2 cups of coffee daily and to eat chocolate. It helps for the stress. I still drink lots of water though. Alcohol is a definite NO NO!
Posted 9/6/2014 2:56 PM (GMT 0)
I rarely drink alcohol but I had a glass of beer the other night and the next day my heart was pounding. Hate it. But that beer tasted so good. lol

I don't drink coffee...thank goodness. :)
Posted 9/6/2014 3:20 PM (GMT 0)
I don't drink alcohol anymore like I used to, I can't stand as some of you know, the horrible anxiety ridden hangovers. As for coffee I looooooove it, drink many cups till noon, then start on my green teas. I tried stopping the coffee once but the headaches were horrible.
Posted 9/6/2014 8:44 PM (GMT 0)
I drink decaf Has proven to be a satisfactory replacement for the real thing.
Posted 9/6/2014 11:33 PM (GMT 0)
I have mostly stayed away from caffeine which is hard. One day I had two energy drinks from Herbalife and I had a big panic attack that night. :( kindof been scared to drink caffeine since then. Although I have had a little bit of green tea here and there.
Posted 9/7/2014 1:29 PM (GMT 0)
I limit my daily coffee use with one cup and try to have it before 5 PM :) I mostly drink green/herbal tea and before going to bed camomile tea which helps relaxing my muscles a lot.

My doctor told me years ago that alcohol has very increasing effect on anxiety and depression so he didn't recommend me consuming it. Especially, when I was on meds because he said it would block the effect of the medication. Though, I was never a big fan of drinking to begin with :)
I don't drink alcohol.
Posted 9/7/2014 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
Coffee and alcohol is a personal no no for me. With coffee almost instantly I start feeling jittery and my anxiety starts. Alcohol seems to depress me and also bring on feelings of anxiety. It probably is because I am not a daily or occasional drinker of both so if I do decide to take a sip I know not to. People do react different though.
Posted 9/7/2014 9:01 PM (GMT 0)
Funny, coffee does not bother me, i can drink it at midnight and
go to bed and right to sleep, but tea, my heart will reve up and
pound all night. "i do know i am strange". Peace

Larry ***
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