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Re: COFFEE- augmenting antidepressants????

Posted by LynneDa on March 1, 2004, at 18:26:38

In reply to Re: COFFEE- augmenting antidepressants???? » ace, posted by zeugma on February 27, 2004, at 21:45:04

I LOVE COFFEE! I'm so glad to hear the positive benefits of it from those of you who posted. Normally all we hear is how bad it is for your body (& I'm sure there's some merit to that too). It just makes me feel so much more alert and present in the world, I make better decisions and can interact with people on a higher level - just one cup in the a.m. and maybe a caffeinated soda at lunch.

But, I'm afraid that it masks my depression/anxiety so I won't know if I'm still depressed or if the Lexapro is working, so I've been trying to cut back.

What do you all think? (Someone please tell me not to worry about this and just keep drinking my one cup a day - LOL!)
~ Lynne
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I've been self medicating with caffeine for years.
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> I actually find caffeine more physically stimulating than any antidepressant I've ever taken. That's why it works well as an augment. It keeps my body awake, while the AD's wake up my mind.
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> A study was done in which it was found that people who drank two or more cups of coffee in the morning had a lower suicide rate than others. It also confers anti-Parkinson's disease benefits.


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