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Caffeine jitters/anxiety (leminal.space)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/coffee@lemmy.world
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Hello everyone!

The past year I’ve been getting into coffee a bit more. I love brewing my own thermos in the morning since the coffee at work is insert descriptive terminology.

However I’ve always been pretty sensitive to caffeine. If I drink a daily cup for weeks I’ll end up with my heart going nuts at the least bit of stress (my adhd meds probably contribute to this). And my sleeping pattern totally messed up.

So decaf it is, which limits my choices.

My question: does the quality of coffee have anything to do with this? Type of beans? Roast?

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[–] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Tbh, cutting back was a big benefit for me.

I was up to 4+ coffees per day. At my worst, 8+ to self medicate with that sweet, sweet dopamine (which I now get from prescription meds). I did not realize how much it was increasing my anxiety and making me agitated.

I am back to 1 or 2 per day, not typically after noon, and it is much better. I sleep better, my baseline anxiety is lower.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Ditto. I was averaging 6+ large cups a day, now down to 2 max and feeling way better.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Ditto. In college I was up to 6 cups before noon, some 3 or more later on depending on my class workload.

    My shrink gave me a stern talking to and I reduced it to basically nil. Funnily enough and for unrelated reasons I haven't had a panic attack in years.

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