Had strong coffee, felt 'normal' then overly good

DX'd - Other
1

I normally have 1 cup of weak coffee in the morning. Today I had that plus 2 extra cups late in the day.

I felt overly ‘normal’ for about an hour, then overly good. I only take 1 weak cup in the morning as if I overdo it like today , in a few days I feel really bad.

But I hadn’t done that in so long, it felt so good to feel ‘normal’ if only for an hour.

I wonder if I could do it every week, the way some people ‘celebrate’ Friday night for example. Probably not though, as I’ll probably feel like I have a hangover from it tomorrow and the next day.

2

Unless you have bipolar, coffee should be fine as long as you’re on meds. I mean mania can be exacerbated by caffeine.

3

Today I feel like I have a coffee hangover, didn’t sleep last night, increased paranoia and increased cranky factor :japanese_ogre: . What goes up must come down!

4

I would be careful consuming too much caffeine - I do not drink more than 2 cups of coffee in the morning.
Caffeine is a stimulant and can interfere with meds and trigger or worsen anxiety/psychosis.

I sleep much better now that I limit my coffee intake to 2 cups - but my anxiety is still over the top :smile:

5

Don’t drink lot of coffee but do drink tea
Don’t know if tea is unhelpful for anxiety but it’s a must in the morning

6

I drink coffee and I do not think that there is any problem with this. I try to avoid coffee in the afternoon so that my sleeping would not be disturbed.