Posted by undopaminergic on January 3, 2023, at 11:18:03
In reply to Re: Bipolar and constipation p.s. » Jay2112, posted by SLS on January 2, 2023, at 20:13:37
> Interestingly, caffeine pills were not as helpful as coffee, even when I took a fraction of a pill. I think the pills contained 100 mg/day. Does that sound right?
>Yes, in fact I've never seen a caffeine pill that wasn't 100 mg of the active principle.
> I had to meter my intake of coffee carefully. Just a small amount - 1/4 a cup - worked wonders. Anything over that left me in a state of fatigue and brain-fog that would last all day.
>I've had paradoxical sedative effects of caffeine, especially at higher doses.
As I mentioned in another post (vortioxetine plus caffeine), I need another substance, typically a dopaminergic stimulant, in combination, to allow the caffeine to have a stimulant effect, but apparently vortoxetine can work too.
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