Caffeine and a few other things

[gumby123]

This should be obvious but I'm going to ask anyways just because I don't know the answer.

Does drinking coffee or pepsi trigger or start up depression? Because I drink a lot of caffeine.

Also, my depression is getting worse even though I'm on medication. I take 3 meds for my depression and psychosis. I also think I've been misdiagnosed, but I'm afraid of going into the hospital for another evaluation because I fear being away from my parents and my dog. They're all getting old, including my dog, and I want to be able to spend every single minute I can with them. I know I must let go, but man it's hard.

I also have something I want to say but I fear my post will be reported so I'll leave it out.

Anyhoo, today's depression is quite severe. I sometimes think of ways to end it all, but I keep telling myself that I can't do it because it's not worth going to hell over.

Does anyone want to talk to me? I'm a fun person. BTW I posted a penpals ad under the penpals category. You may check it out if you would like to.

Later

 

[Lotuspetal_uk]

Hi Gumbly,

I found for me that I had to stop having coffee and caffeine rich drinks whilst on my anti-D's. It actually made the way I felt at the time worse. I'm not sure of the ins and outs but essentially it works against the medication.

Big 's and just wanted to know you're in my prayers.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

Caffiene is a sympathomimetric agent, or pseudostressor. Pseudostressors increase your metabolism and can cause the release of stress hormones, which can make your heart rate and blood pressure go up and result in you being more likely to have a stress response. That being said, I do not think that caffeine alone can cause depression, but it large amounts of it could certainly contribute to you being stressed out and not feeling well. I drink caffeinated drinks but I limit it to only 1-2 caffeinated beverages per day. When I was depressed several years ago, I was drinking a lot more than that. I gradually tapered things down over time.

Anyway, I am sorry you're having a rough time. You can PM me if you would like.

 

[Fleurette]

I've stopped drinking most caffeine (can't avoid it entirely, nor do I really want to) because it was stopping me sleeping at nights, which in turn was not helping my depression.

Can't say I've noticed a direct effect though.

 

[gumby123]

thank you all for replying. i think i'll switch to caffeine free pepsi and other sodas, and try to cut down on coffee. i had noticed that it does seem to cause depression in me... i mean it doesn't help it at all. i really need to cut down on my smoking too. i know it don't help me at all, but it's just another habit i guess.

hey guys will you keep my family in your prayers? i always worry about them and my dog too. i really appreciate it.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

I will keep you and your family in my prayers. What are you worried about, specifically? What kind of dog do you have?

 

[gumby123]

I will keep you and your family in my prayers. What are you worried about, specifically? What kind of dog do you have?

Thank you. Well I worry about them getting hurt or dying. I don't know why I think about death a lot, it's not in a good nor bad way, I just think of death and dying. It's hard to explain. It's probably just paranoia and depression.

My dog is a poodle. He's 7 and a half years old. He's a really good dog. I worry about when he dies too, what I would do and how I would take it... and what I should do with his body (I had thought about getting him stuffed, but I'm not sure because it may be expensive - I don't know for sure).

I don't know why, this is a little off topic and it bothers me a lot - I have this thought in my head that I'm already dead and this life is hell, so to speak. Ya know what I'm saying? I mean, I don't know why but there's so many things that come to light for me, but I can't explain them, and I don't remember them, but the song that goes through my head all the time, the people that know about death also know the words to that song, but I can't type it out because it's not in english. But on Monday, I had a vision of some sort, and it all came into focus, and made sense, everything in the world made sense just for a few minutes. I don't know... it's really weird and hard to talk about.

Forgive me if I lost you in all of my typing. I tried to explain it the best that I can.

Talk to you later and thanks for listening to me.

Bye!

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

Is your dog a large poodle or a small one? Seven is still pretty young for a dog. My dog is a Cocker Spaniel and he's thirteen years old. He can't hear very well anymore but he is still really spunky. Have you ever lost a pet or a loved one that was close to you? Have you told your family that you worry about them?

 

[cfFosterANGEL26]

thank you all for replying. i think i'll switch to caffeine free pepsi and other sodas, and try to cut down on coffee. i had noticed that it does seem to cause depression in me... i mean it doesn't help it at all. i really need to cut down on my smoking too. i know it don't help me at all, but it's just another habit i guess.

hey guys will you keep my family in your prayers? i always worry about them and my dog too. i really appreciate it.

Quitting smoking made me feel better. I drink caffeine and it actually makes me feel better. I didn't have any coffee for about 3 days and I was feeling worse than now. I think we all are different though. If it makes you feel bad then it's best to not drink it. I think about death at times, I think that is not unusual. It's an event that we really don't know much about. My parents are gone now and I feel badly about it. But I try to go on. I dream about them all the time and that makes me feel good to see them in my dreams. We all are going to experience the deaths of loved ones in our lives at some time. It's hard but life does go on and we learn to think of our cherished memories. We also experience a lot of emotional changes and that is natural. I hope I am not depressing. I don't mean to be. I am having a rough time now too. I'm sorry you are having such a hard time of it. I will keep you in my prayers. Prayer works wonders. I wish you healing.

 

[gumby123]

Quitting smoking made me feel better. I drink caffeine and it actually makes me feel better. I didn't have any coffee for about 3 days and I was feeling worse than now. I think we all are different though. If it makes you feel bad then it's best to not drink it. I think about death at times, I think that is not unusual. It's an event that we really don't know much about. My parents are gone now and I feel badly about it. But I try to go on. I dream about them all the time and that makes me feel good to see them in my dreams. We all are going to experience the deaths of loved ones in our lives at some time. It's hard but life does go on and we learn to think of our cherished memories. We also experience a lot of emotional changes and that is natural. I hope I am not depressing. I don't mean to be. I am having a rough time now too. I'm sorry you are having such a hard time of it. I will keep you in my prayers. Prayer works wonders. I wish you healing.

Bless your heart you're not depressing. What you said is true, life goes on and we need to learn to think of our cherished memories.

Prayer does work wonder don't it?

Thank you for keeping me in your prayers. I'll keep you in my prayers too... I pray nightly so I'll mention the people here at CF.

I also seem to get it in my head that I'm going to be hit by a train, i guess it's because I live near a train track and I hear the train all the time, and I sleepwalk, but I don't go outside when I do. I'm just afraid of walking out in front of the train I guess. *Shivers* Scary to think about.

You take care and thanks for replying.

Gumby