Can someone please share what they know about how caffiene affects a person with bipolar disorder? Aside from impacting one's sleep patterns, are there other reasons why a bipolar person should avoid caffiene? Does caffiene affect a bipolar person differently than it affects a person without the disorder?
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I'm not a doctor or anything, but I do have Bipolar Disorder. I can drink caffeine like a lot when I am on my meds, I have found.
However, when my doctor chooses to put me on less meds, caffeine speeds me up real bad. When that happens, I just don't feel myself, since I am manic most of the time. For me, that means I think, speak, and hear faster. Taking caffeine speeds me up more, and therefore, it is too strong for me.
But, when I have a little headache, then some times a small amount of caffeine wether in a drink of over the counter medicine is helpful to me.
I hope this helps.
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Caffeine is a stimulant as others have indicated. I choose to use it in limited quantities.
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http://bipolar.about.com/b/a/256820.htm
Some links to help you in your decision about caffeine!
Blessings and prayers!
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http://bipolar.about.com/b/a/256820.htm
Some links to help you in your decision about caffeine!
Blessings and prayers!
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Well said. Wether a substance is found in nature, manufactured by man, sold over the counter or by prescription only, we should all should some responsability in making informed decisions about that which we choose willfully to consume into our bodies.
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I have recently had a lot of problems with caffiene. I was just diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder for the second time (with a mis-diagnosis of major depression in between...argh) and for me at least, caffiene can make me manic (if only for a little while while it's in effect) in a very bad way. I try to stay away from it when i'm feeling even slightly on the high side of normal. Even when i'm depressed I only have about one cup of coffee a day and it's usually half-caf. Hard for me because I LOVE coffee and espresso, but better for my in the longrun.
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