Posted by zeugma on March 5, 2006, at 15:06:02
In reply to CAFFIENE...Good or Bad?, posted by TylerJ on March 5, 2006, at 14:17:03
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> Most of us use caffiene so often that we don't even think of it as a drug. Caffiene can provide an immediate lift that increases energy and stamina, Caffiene can also increase sex drive.
> However, too much caffiene can cause heart palpitations and fatigue.
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> -Is caffiene safe and effective when combined with antidepressants? I read that many people believe caffiene combined with maoi's make the drugs work better and reduce the chance of poop-out.
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> -Please let me know your personal experiences with caffiene and any information you can add about positive or negative effects of caffiene. Most pdocs say no caffiene or very little especially if you suffer from anxiety.
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> Thanks, TylerI suffer from terrible anxiety, but I have to stay awake.
My pdoc told me not to combine caffeine and Ritalin, but I did anyway because it seems the drowsiness is so severe it needs several drugs to lift it (not dispel it). Provigil + about 400 mg caffeine per day (normal dose Provigil 300 mg) is how i get through the day. There's still a lot of drowsiness. It seems the prescription stims help more with the attention problems, while the caffeine keeps the physical 'engine' going.
yes, it probably aggravates my anxiety, but being unable to function because I am in a severe fog is pretty anxiety-inducing in itself, and it helps to be able to get out of the house, if only to buy groceries. Caffeine is less anxiogenic than ritalin, more so than Provigil, it is possibly less antidepressant than provigil but has been shown statistically to lower the suicide rate (which I consider proof of its AD effect). And I am actually calmer knowing that I'm more awake than I would be without the caffeine.
I have had no problems combining it with nortriptyline.-z
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