Are there any studies on caffeine and Schizophrenia? I am so addicted to the stuff and wonder how it affects my brain. I take Haldol and need caffeine to keep me up.
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Before I got ill I was addicted to caffeineā¦dont think I could drink it now. Itās a drug that releases dopamine so makes ppl bit psychotic
caffeine makes me psychotic, I cant take it
I have drank ten cups of coffee a day for forty years. Finally I decided that because of the way I drink coffee it would be easier just to take caffeine pills. It really is a lot more convenient and cheaper. I recently switched back to regular instant coffee, and Iāve realized how much easier it is just to take caffeine pills. I donāt know how caffeine affects my sanity. When I was on Haldol I didnāt really notice any effect from coffee. Iām wondering if my addiction to caffeine isnāt purely psychological now. The other day I forgot to drink my coffee in the morning, and I didnāt realize it until noon. I didnāt feel bad in any way. But I am profoundly addicted to caffeine psychologically.
Iām addicted to caffeine. I havenāt done any for years now, however.
Jayster
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I just drink a lot of diet soft drinks that have caffeine. I have noticed lately that my brain just feels funny as all this caffeine all these years are taking a toll.
Iām addicted to brake fluid, but it doesnāt worry me,
because I can stop at any time.
For those folks late to the auditoriumā¦
Coffee is a must.
My old psychiatrist told me once that when one of her patients with sz drank an energy drink before an exam for energy he had a psychotic break in the middle of class and had to be taken to the hospital.
I drink caffeine all the time and Iām pretty much fine.
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I drink caffeinated tea in the morning every day and it doesnāt really seem like it does anything to me.
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Whatās it supposed to do for you?
I drink coffee in bed, right before going to sleep, just for the taste, because it sure as heck donāt keep me out of bed.
I wonder why so many sz are accustomed to either smoking a ton of cigarettes or drinking cup of coffee after cup of coffee.
I donāt smoke, but I love coffee. I drink about 4-5 cups of it in the morning.
Then, I drink 3-5 cups of yerba mate.
I sometimes drink an energy drink but they make me jittery.
My heart rate was high at the last injection and the nurse told me to drink 3 cups of coffee tops TOPS all day long and I was like I drank that on the way over here this morning, and I still have this large coffee right here.
Canāt live without caffeine. I just canāt take taurine mixed in with my coffee on an empty stomach in the morning with all my pills or it makes me queasy.
Itās 3 am and Iām drinking yerba mate, one of the worldās most caffeinated drinks!
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Yerba mate? What the heck is that? A soda like āMountain dew?ā A hot beverage like expresso?
Heck anymore I skip to munching on the beans in between cup o joe.
itās not so much caffeine and sz, but caffeine and antipsychotic medication interactions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16206866
Also, if you have trouble sleeping, why on earth would you take a drug that keeps you awake?
I drink tea, and occasionally decaf ground coffee, but I manage to get 9-10 hours sleep every night, otherwise Iād give up tea as well.
Itās a green tea common in Argentina and other south american countriesā¦
It tastes pretty good! thereās a special cup to use but I just use my every day tea strainer.
Mmmmm, going to have to google that and see where I can get some, got the water on the stovetop waiting.
Thanks!
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Everything in moderation. I drink coffee everyday, and I couldnāt function without it it seems.
In the Psych Hospital they got us off of caffeinated coffee and I was fine.
I drink regular caffeinated coffee out of habit, but honestly I donāt notice a big difference between decaf and regular coffee.
I am starting to dislike the taste of coffee.
Supersensitive 2 Coffee gives me intense stomach pains and wide awaken all night. Caffeinated tea is sometimes ok but only in the morning
I drink coffee everyday with no ill effects. My parents buy the āLiteā 1/2-caffeinated kind and if I go to Starbucks I usually drink decaf. Even when I drink regular, full-caffeinated coffee I donāt experience any mental issues, only physical ones, as too much of it upsets my stomach.