Posted by pharmrep on October 5, 2002, at 21:19:52
In reply to A SINGLE CUP OF COFFEE, posted by shakingoscar on October 5, 2002, at 6:03:27
> I want to ask a question about coffee.
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> I suffer with anxiety and depression and am now on lexapro 10mg which is brilliant. I was taking 60mg celexa before and have suffered for around 2 years.
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> My question is this.
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> If I drink one single cup of coffee I start to sweat HEAVILY and I get tremors which last maybe 2 hours, longer if I have 2 cups of coffee.
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> Is this really anxiety? I thought caffeine affected Nor-adrenaline and dopamine. Why am I now so sensitive to coffee and why does this happen when I am feeling perfectly ok?
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> I also take trazodone at night which I have noticed reduces this problem. Before taking trazodone, I could not drink ONE cup of coffee without nearling "losing it" because of the tremors and sweating (almost like Parkinsonian-type symptoms).
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> Is this anxiety or should I go back to my doctors?
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>***** glad to hear the lexapro is working, it does treat anxiety too...usually in 1-2 weeks...the mix of meds could make it take longer, but how long have you been on lexapro now? maybe you just need a little more time.
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