Caffeine?

[MrsBeasley86]

Just curious if caffeine can make dissociation worse?

 

[Saint Nik]

I've read that caffeine can make anxiety much worse. I am not sure about dissociation though!

 

[MrsBeasley86]

:( I guess I need to cut out the caffeine!

 

[Neverthesame]

That's a good question, being someone who lives on caffeine I can tell you in definitely makes anxiety worse.

I have found I tend to have a shorter temper when I do caffeine in excess. I tend to obsess on little things. So I suppose it's entirely possible. If I had a greater tendency to flight or freeze, I could see myself doing that. Though I am more likely to fight, so I get irritated about things that exacerbate my anxiety.

 

[MrsBeasley86]

That's a good question, being someone who lives on caffeine I can tell you in definitely makes anxi...

I've read that it can make it worse. And for 3 years I was anxiety free. And I started drinking a lot of caffeine and my anxiety started coming back recently. I don't know if it's the caffeine or my meds.

 

[Truthful_Whispers]

It makes me feel sharper and better. Helps my headaches also. The downside is that it makes my insomnia worse, and raises my blood pressure. Years ago, the doctor told me not to injest caffeine, but I can't stand these headaches.

 

[MrsBeasley86]

It makes me feel sharper and better. Helps my headaches also. The downside is that it makes my...

I have bad headaches if I don't drink caffeine. I just love it so much :)

 

[Truthful_Whispers]

I have bad headaches if I don't drink caffeine. I just love it so much :)

I have cluster type headaches. Caffeine is the only thing that helps.

 

[falling_wave]

Yeah it can. My T told me to cut back for that reason recently.

 

[falling_wave]

@Whispering_Truth I used to get headaches all the time that didn't respond to any medication or even group of meds. Then I tried excedrin tension headache (only the tension one worked) and it was my miracle drug along with a bunch of water. Maybe give it a go and see if it works for you?

 

[MrsBeasley86]

What are other things that can worsen anxiety?

 

[Truthful_Whispers]

@Whispering_Truth I used to get headaches all the time that didn't respond to an...

That's what I use, Excedrin Migraine, or equivalent. Only thing that helps. I have been on all kinds of prescription meds, but they didn't really work.