Posted by Lyrical13 on January 11, 2005, at 14:33:20
In reply to Re: Bipolar ll: Tried it all! Nothing -Michelle, posted by Michelle123 on January 10, 2005, at 17:37:22
> > Hi
> > Have you tried an MAOI as your antidepressant?
> No but My doctor has recommended Parnate, just been scared cause I live on coffee, chocolate and pizza....
>The caffeine in the coffee and chocolate are probably not helping your sleep issues. Chocolate has an even higher level of caffeine than coffee does. Personally I avoid caffeine because it exacerbates several of my health problems. Mainly in terms of blood sugar and anxiety. Caffeine is a stimulant...so if you have anxiety or sleep issues, it's going to cause problems with body chemistry even hours after you consume it. On the occasions that I do have something with caffeine I definitely notice it...much more jittery and anxious. also in terms of hypoglycemia, the adrenal gland is involved in regulating blood sugar...for hypoglycemics, our bodies produce too MUCH insulin or when the body is triggered to release insulin to metabolize sugar in the blood, we keep dumping more insulin which then results in low blood sugar. I'm probably getting too complicated here, but that prompted another thought..... you might also be hypoglycemic....it mimics the symptoms of several different conditions including sleep issues (not sleeping or sleeping too much) depression, anxiety and many other things. and I have talked to a couple of people who are both bipolar and hypoglycemic. I'm not a doctor though. This is something you'll have to check out for yourself. I do notice though that when my blood sugar has been messed up, I don't sleep as well. Something to think about.....
Good luck
Lyrical
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