Caffeine/Bipolar don't go together!

[jamesrwright3]

I have been posting on the other thread about my successes. I had a couple of down days last weekend. I think I figured out why. I was taking "Stacker" with caffeine to help lose 2-3 pounds...I had not been having much caffeine prior to that. It really affected my mood, I was totally down.

I had read where caffeine may be bad for bipolar before, but I didn't think it applied to me..I was wrong..

 

[berry2000]

Hum interesting I don't monitor my caffiene and i eat/drink/swallow a fair amount. I don't have much reaction as far as it making me go up or down.

 

[broken4him]

I have a lot of caffiene. I wonder if it would help if I even cut back some. Something to think about.

 

[419gam]

stacker is a lot more then just caffeine.

 

[PrairieGurl]

What is 'Stacker' ?

I find the coffee I drink at home which is some instant coffee with steamed milk doesn't affect me. I can drink it before bed and sleep is no problem.

If I have a resturant coffee or coffee from a 'speciality' shop...I am very hyper and then I guess once the caffeine leaves my system...I crash and become tired.

 

[Alive again]

Caffeine can easily give me a shaky feeling and fuels my anxiety sympotm and such. I drink 1-2 glasses of 50/50 caffeine/decaf ice tea every am and one 44 oz caafeinated soda a day.

I avaoid like the plague after 2 pm as my sleep has been so wacked out for years!!!