Anxious while taking caffeine pills

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Anybody else have an issue with anxiety from intake of caffeine? I don’t usually have much anxiety but ever since I have started taking caffeine pills I get unnecessarily anxious.

I don’t want to quit taking them because they have been helpful in keeping me up during the day.

I realize some of you probably get your caffeine intake via other methods, coffee, tea, soda and whatnot but I was wondering if you have noticed anxiety from increased caffeine intake.

I went from almost zero caffeine…no coffee, tea or soda…to taking caffeine pills so this may be why.

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I have ADHD and don’t respond to caffeine at all. But what if you tried something else? It would probably be a lot more expensive since caffeine pills are so cheap. But like, energy drinks use other stuff, right?

Okay, found this. Also, have you tried taking L-theanine to her with the anxiety?

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I have the same problem.
I need caffeine to human properly, but it increases my anxiety

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Caffeine stimulates dopamine.

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Yeah, I read that caffeine enhances dopamine signaling in the brain. I did, earlier in the week, have some slight paranoia too. Probably related to the caffeine consumption.

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@Bowens

Be careful. Too much caffeine might have negative effects.

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I have not. I didn’t seem to have a problem with anxiety prior to taking caffeine pills so I haven’t really done much research on anti anxiety supplements/drugs.

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I am looking into L-theanine as we speak though. Sounds promising… Might order some.

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Just ordered some from amazon. Will give it a shot. Thanks for the idea.

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I cut out black teas, like orange pekoe, and I feel much more relaxed, but also more sleepy.

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Yeah, it seems hard to find the exact right combination to both keep you awake and alert and not make you anxious.

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Sometimes I feel more alert after doing the 4-7-8 breath for 2-5 minutes (the instructions are on the internet).

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