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Posted by JaybeeTee on January 2, 2004, at 10:37:49
i've been taking mood stabilizers (depakote, now lamictal) for about 6 weeks and noticed that caffeine no longer wakes me up, even that first cup in the morning. has anyone else had this experience?
Posted by Sebastian on January 2, 2004, at 12:08:41
In reply to do mood stabilizers deactivate caffeine?, posted by JaybeeTee on January 2, 2004, at 10:37:49
Yes, depakote is a powerfull sedative. You may need a lot more caffine than before. You could add another drug that wakes you up, stimulant like wellbutrin.
Posted by sarita0001 on January 4, 2004, at 18:19:39
In reply to do mood stabilizers deactivate caffeine?, posted by JaybeeTee on January 2, 2004, at 10:37:49
Hi,
I was on lithium before and now i am off. I noticed when I would drink caffeine ON lithium it would work then I would crash big time(got real tired). I didn't drink it much anyways but avoided it because of that too. Now that I am off, i noticed I don't crash anymore and it has more of an effect. So to answer your question, I don't know if it deactivates caffeine but definitely has an effect on it.
Sara
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