Posted by JenStar on June 8, 2005, at 0:19:12
In reply to Re: Does everyone get anxiety from coffee?, posted by Deneb on June 7, 2005, at 22:10:50
it could be both. Caffeine does have a "real" effect, esp. on certain people, and esp. if you haven't had it often.
On the other hand, people who are prone to anxiety or health-related anxiety often "feel" side effects when they think they might get them, or when they worry excessively about getting them. People who are anxious often also take the slightest physical symptom and "work it up" and obsess about it (me, me, me) until it seems worse than it is.
I also think even "normal" (whatever that means!) people go through ebbs and flows. Sometimes I'm very sensitive to caffeine; other times I can have a lot of it without a racing heart or a racing mind. I'm not sure why this is, but I believe it's both physical and physiological. Being tired, stressed, PMS-y and full of unhealthy foods also seems to make me more prone to caffeine jitters.
But I do love my coffee. Hazelnut flavor is my fave!
JenStar
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