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Posted by Deneb on June 7, 2005, at 20:28:22
I did a little experiment on myself today...I decided to drink 2 cups of coffee.
I don't know why I'd never noticed this before, but I think I'm really sensitive to the anxiety producing effects of caffeine. I don't drink it very often at all.
All of a sudden I'm getting a strange feeling...like there is something hard at the roof of my mouth that continues to the top of my head...does anyone know of this feeling?...It feels wierd but I've never associated it anxiety before.
Then I feel a little like throwing up, but without being nauseated. The wierd "hard" feeling that's going from my mouth to my head is unpleasant. I don't know what it is exactly...difficult to describe.
Deneb
Posted by partlycloudy on June 7, 2005, at 20:35:05
In reply to Caffeine and anxiety, posted by Deneb on June 7, 2005, at 20:28:22
This is why I had to de-caffeinate myself. One expresso + sugar = One tempest in a teacup. It takes about 4 hours for me to "come down" from a cup of good coffee.
Posted by justyourlaugh on June 7, 2005, at 21:00:06
In reply to Re: Caffeine and anxiety » Deneb, posted by partlycloudy on June 7, 2005, at 20:35:05
i took a buch of "wakeups"..and smoked some nice weed..never felt so horrid..totally out of it for a big presentaion.....
i can sleep for hours if i stop moving..i like that about me,..the great escape..
j
Posted by anastasia56 on June 7, 2005, at 21:30:48
In reply to Caffeine and anxiety, posted by Deneb on June 7, 2005, at 20:28:22
someone else would know the medical aspects better than i but doesn't caffeine constrict the blood vessels in your head? maybe that's what you're feeling?
Posted by Deneb on June 7, 2005, at 21:40:27
In reply to Re: Caffeine and anxiety » Deneb, posted by partlycloudy on June 7, 2005, at 20:35:05
> This is why I had to de-caffeinate myself. One expresso + sugar = One tempest in a teacup. It takes about 4 hours for me to "come down" from a cup of good coffee.
Yes, I think I'll definately lay off on drinking coffee...I don't even like the stuff...I just drink it to stay awake sometimes. For me there is no reason to drink decaff...'cause I don't know how to enjoy good coffee. :-)
I think I have the taste buds of a small child lol. I don't like coffee and I don't like alcohol...I'm not very adult...don't know how much I'll like eating in a more "sophisticated" restaurant...wouldn't know how to enjoy good wine or food. I do know how to enjoy good (real)Chinese food though. :-)...I guess I just need more experience with wines etc. I wish someone could show me...I want to learn about wines. My family doesn't drink much alcohol at all. My Dad recently found out that drinking red wine is good for the heart and he began drinking a glass everyday...that probably didn't help his gout.
Golly gee, stomach still in knots...just gotta wait it out.
Deneb (shy_girl)
Posted by Deneb on June 7, 2005, at 22:10:50
In reply to Re: Caffeine and anxiety » partlycloudy, posted by Deneb on June 7, 2005, at 21:40:27
...or is it just people who are susceptible to anxiety?
Are the different reactions mostly psychological or physiological?
ie. Am I interpreting the physiological effects of caffeine as anxiety or is there actually something different going on biologically in anxiety-prone people?
Posted by rainbowbrite on June 8, 2005, at 0:09:33
In reply to Re: Does everyone get anxiety from coffee?, posted by Deneb on June 7, 2005, at 22:10:50
no I dont think I do...pretty sure about that, I used to wonder about it... but now I think coffee actually calms me.
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
Posted by JenStar on June 8, 2005, at 0:23:21
In reply to Re: Caffeine and anxiety » partlycloudy, posted by Deneb on June 7, 2005, at 21:40:27
Deneb,
don't worry about food & wine! Many people don't ever drink any alcohol, and they can still be very sophisticated. Many people would consider YOU to have a sophisticated palate b/c you're familiar with food from a non-American or non-Canadian culture.If you want to get "into" wines, try the "Wine for Dummies" (something like that) book. There are a lot fo cool books to get you started and give helpful tips.
I like wine a lot, esp. Rieslings. But it's an expensive hobby, and my hubby doesn't like wine much, so we don't get it too often.
I still remember one of my favorite Dave Barry (do you know him? A funny humorist?) articles in which he wrote something like -- and i'm sure i'm misquoting to some degree -- "Most people couldn't tell the difference between fine wine and melted popsicles without reading the label."
By the way, I think melted popsicle sounds very tasty!
JenStar
Posted by Deneb on June 8, 2005, at 1:38:59
In reply to Caffeine and anxiety, posted by Deneb on June 7, 2005, at 20:28:22
Golly gee...I'm still awake...gotta remember never to exp't with coffee too late into the day!
:-)
Posted by Deneb on June 8, 2005, at 5:39:40
In reply to Re: Still awake..., posted by Deneb on June 8, 2005, at 1:38:59
Ok, it's now 6:38am...and still not asleep. Well, at least I got to experience morning. (I usually eat "breakfast" at around 2-3pm. LOL
Maybe this will re-set my circadian rhythm. :-)
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