Posted by Randal on August 28, 2002, at 13:08:53
In reply to Caffeine as anti-depressant, posted by graybeard on August 25, 2002, at 10:26:26
I'm wondering whether anyone out there sweats--sometimes a lot!-- when they drink tea (and to a lesser extent when they drink coffee).
I've talked with a number of friends about this and it seems like a small percentage of people experience this effect. Does anyone know what causes it? Is it a serotonin thing? I've never looked into it. I've experienced it when I'm not on SSRIs, and I'm not sure whether or not it's greater when I'm on them.
This is not a subtle effect due to temperature--I can be dripping with sweat! It doesn't always happen, but it seems to correlate with a temporary improvement in mood.
Just curious,
Randal
> In a 10-year study of 86,000 nurses, Harvard docs found that those who drank 2-3 cups of coffee a day were much LESS likely to commit suicide than those who had no caffeine.
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> URL (abstract): http://biopsychiatry.com/caffsui.htm
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> I found that caffeine's AD properties were greater when I was already on Prozac & Remeron.
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