Posted by Darwin on July 11, 2006, at 15:33:33 [reposted on July 26, 2006, at 7:54:36 | original URL]
In reply to caffeine and depression, posted by helpme on July 10, 2006, at 10:48:51
> ...and now- caffeine. I read in a book once that caffeine causes or makes depression worse. But I read other stuff that says it is a mood brightener when used moderately. Any observations? Thanks.
For some people (like me), coffee plus sugar is a bad combination. My guess is that coffee plus sugar stimulates excessive insulin secretion resulting in low blood sugar (reactive hypoglycemia).
Coffee without sugar (or with artifical sweetner) does not bother me and does seem to be a mild mood brightener.
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