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Posted by jonh kimble on February 23, 2003, at 23:54:57
Friday I had half a cup of coffee and an hour after i was in absolute despair. I paced around and everything so horrible, so sad, so bleak. This usually happens to me with stmulants but not that bad. And half a cup! The hour after I have it I feel great. my dysthymic depression is greatly helped. but its like being let off my leash to be hacked to peices. in fact i was so hypersensitive to criticism that day that i couldnt post this.
does anybody have any idea if this could indicate anything about my depression and social phobia? thanks so much
Posted by Eddie Sylvano on February 24, 2003, at 9:42:29
In reply to killer caffeine crash, posted by jonh kimble on February 23, 2003, at 23:54:57
> does anybody have any idea if this could indicate anything about my depression and social phobia? thanks so much
----------------------I would argue that it indicates your high level of anxiety. I usually drink coffee every day, but I had to stop several weeks ago when my anxiety got worse. A single cup would initiate a mild panic state which would color my day for hours. After going to the doctor and addressing the anxiety (Celexa), I'm back to being able to drink coffee with the usual pleasant, mild buzz.
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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