Anyone know why, for our mental health?
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You mean Ritalin, Adderall etc? They boost dopamine while antipsychotics block dopamine.
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Nah like. Coffee… Tea… Maybe booze? and like Ciggarettes?
Booze is not a stimulant, its the opposite, its a depressant. Caffeine shouldn’t be a problem for sz but it may worsen anxiety in some.
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Nicotine isn’t a problem either for sz. At least my Drs never told me to stop caffeine or nicotine. I take caffeine pills and vape nicotine daily, no issues.
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I drink a half pot of coffee and smoke a pack of cigarettes a day
One community health organization I know of gives free cartons of cigarettes to sz patients because, as one nurse said, they help stabilize their symptoms. He said that after I sarcastically said, “you must care about their health”
I think energy drinks are messing me up. It’s ■■■■■■■ super expensive and a waste of time and causes health problems. I don’t know why I do it.
Because they can trigger panic attacks, anxiety attacks, and psychosis.
I used to take a ton of caffeine pills and Stacker 2 pills. Never bothered me. Then several months ago i began having panic and anxiety with the Stacker 2 pills. Cannot take them now.
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they’re not bad, everything is good at a particular time in moderate use. Its abusing these things thats bad for us. If youre tired and have a coffee to perk you up its great. If youre constantly tired and abusing coffee as your sole source of energy then thats substance abuse i would say.
I think when we abuse substances it overworks out body and makes us over tired. For example a little coffee can give us a boost by putting our body into overdrive and then maybe we can sleep a little longer later to balance it out, so it gives us a little flexibility in life. When we just knock back coffee after coffee our body is constantly in overdrive and we become overtired.
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caffiene sugar and tobacco screw with dopamine and make it dysfunctional and make symptoms worse
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Caffeine gives me the jitters, I feel all wobbly and can’t sleep. Decaf for me please! Alcohol in moderation can be OK but it lowers inhibition which is not a good mix with psychosis. I think nicotine helps SZ, but not our lungs.
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Stimulants can trigger anxiety, panic attacks and psychosis.
If you drink a whole lot of coffee, I’m talking about many cups, this too can trigger psychosis.
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I read that orange juice is a natural pick me up better than coffee. I tried it and it worked.
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yea i actually heard that about apple juice haha i believe they both have their own merits
everything is good in its time i suppose
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