Posted by Cairo on March 14, 2006, at 18:19:57
In reply to CAFFIENE...Good or Bad?, posted by TylerJ on March 5, 2006, at 14:17:03
Can't tolerate caffeine, even the itty bit in decaf coffee. Nor can I eat chocolate (contains theobromine, said to be a smooth muscle stimulant, but I can't fall asleep if I have a chocolate dessert with dinner). One or two glasses of wine also stimulates me rather than sedates me. I won't fall asleep until 3-4am after a party. I just don't do these anymore. Not worth the awful price I pay for lack of sleep.
Anything with norepi reuptake inhibition makes me a basket case - panic attacks, anxiety, muscle tension. Tried Cymbalta and liked the energy it gave me at 5mg, but my muscles were in hyperdrive and I didn't want to pay the long term price.
Pregabalin is said to lower norepinephrine. This may be why it has an antianxiety effect in me.
Cairo
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