Posted by torchgrl on February 9, 2000, at 2:17:54
In reply to Re: Coffee Beans relieve my depression, posted by Noa on January 26, 2000, at 7:22:52
Wow, I never thought I'd participate in this thread, let alone carry it over from an archive--in almost 29 years, I've never been much of a coffee person. I used to be a big Diet Coke freak (in fact, that was about the only liquid I consumed, including for breakfast every day) someone freaked me out about aspartame about a year ago,and I quit cold turkey (just as well, I'm sure!). But DC isn't as caffeinated as coffee, so I've always kept coffee in reserve for when I'm in DESPERATE need of staying awake. About 2 weeks ago I decided to start drinking coffee in the morning at work, to try to wake up more and pay attention to what I was supposed to be doing (i.e. stay off the internet/Free Cell game), since it seems to work so well for the rest of the known world (well, most of the rest, anyway). Now, I seem to have noticed a correlation between my coffee consumption and my mood--I'm much cheerier now that I've joined the ranks of the coffee drinkers, as much as I hate to admit it. Has anyone been in a position to notice if addition of some kind of stimulant/activating med to one's regimine has had a similar effect, or is the consensus that coffee has its own magical properties, and I've merely stumbled on the reason why Americans are such huge coffee fanatics?
I recently started taking Celexa (see other post)but I don't think I can attribute this questionable improvement to it... Thoughts?
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