Posted by jflange on October 5, 2002, at 20:46:08
In reply to A SINGLE CUP OF COFFEE, posted by shakingoscar on October 5, 2002, at 6:03:27
The sweating and tremors sound like the effects of adrenaline to me. I am not sure why one cup of coffee could produce such a strong reaction. It could be that while Lexapro is taking care of your depression, it is not addressing your anxiety at the dose you are at now. Especially if you have just switched to Lexapro from Celexa, you might be experiencing some breakthrough anxiety from changing the meds.
When I had a similar caffeine reaction on Zoloft (for GAD), I came to the conclusion that an SSRI was not enough for my anxiety, and I began to supplement my regimen with BuSpar in order to temper that "keyed-up" SSRI sensation. You did not mention why you take Trazodone, which has a similar calming effect, especially for sleep. Or you could try to increase your dose of Lexapro and see if that helps (ironically, a dose increase alone sometimes nips the anxiety ).
In any case, it sounds like you should tell your doctor about your coffee jitters. Or you could just cut the coffee, as the others suggest. But who wants that? ;)
jflange
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