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Caffeine
Has anyone noticed improvement in symptoms after giving up caffeine? I usually have 1-2 coffees a day but I’m starting to wonder if cutting out caffeine will help manage my symptoms better.
Has anyone noticed improvement in symptoms after giving up caffeine? I usually have 1-2 coffees a day but I’m starting to wonder if cutting out caffeine will help manage my symptoms better.
I used to have 2 but cut it down to 1 and that even helps, definitely worth a try
@sob97 Ohh ok Cool, thanks for the input!!
Funny, I feel like caffeine helps me with my ocd!
@mirbrach Ohh ok see That’s interesting cause I’ve heard of people who have noticed improvement with caffeine but others who say it makes it heaps worse!
@Thunder_cloud Maybe too much caffeine can make it worse? Coffee makes me happy which then makes me chill. Lol but I can get edgy if I've had too much and without food.
It really depends on the person but caffeine doesn’t do anything for me anymore because I drink it every single day and have been for over a decade 😂 It helps me wake up and focus for a bit, but that’s all.
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@The Anxious Go Getter Girl Oh ok I’m glad it helped!
Hi Thunder_cloud, I noticed that if I have too much caffeine my rumination and ability to not interact with intrusive thoughts can definitely be affected. In general, the more nervous or anxious I am for whatever reason, the worse my ocd bully gets. On the flip side for me tho, caffeine does seem to help me focus better thru my ADHD, albeit at the cost of some OCD management. I have to balance it out depending on the day.
@Brian K. Ohh ok thanks for your response!
Caffeine is what brought on my OCD relapse. Every relapse that I have had came on from consuming too much caffeine.
@Mimi33 I think it’s definitely brought on more bad days for me as well but it’s hard to tell at times.
Yes, even decaf unfortunately. I usually have decaf but lately I have noticed a difference when I have a decaf and other days when I just drink herbal tea.
@Margot89 Oh ok that’s interesting. Is it the same with other types of caffeinated tea?
@Thunder_cloud I won’t have caffeinated tea just herbal teas, I think during high periods of anxiety we are just more hyper aware of bodily sensations
I gave up caffeine to help w my anxiety/panic attacks, and it’s been great so far. However, I loooove the taste of coffee so I occasionally treat myself to a decaf latte or even like a quarter cup of coffee (like maybe 3oz just a couple sips). However, MY ANXIETY GOES THROUGH THE ROOF???? 😭😭😩 Is this me being a hypochondriac and it’s just placebo??? I’m barely drinking any caffeine.
This is kind of a weird question, but I recently increased my SSRI dosage and have experienced tremendous relief. It has quieted my intrusive thoughts so much and my compulsions are no longer as all-consuming. However, I don’t want to be on this high of a dosage forever and know that medication alone shouldn’t be my only fix. I’m seeing a new psychiatrist on Wednesday and am wondering if the recent decrease in frequency of my symptoms will be a bar to my getting ocd treatment? In other words, if in this present moment I’m doing better, but up until a few days ago my compulsions were taking up pretty much every moment of my waking day, will I still be classified as having ocd? I start getting worried when I feel better that I don’t actually have ocd and just use it as a defense mechanism to avoid consequences of my actions/I’m secretly a terrible person
Having a bit of an interesting time lately, feeling like I am on a roller coaster because every day has been a bit different. Yesterday was a pretty good day, my anxiety was low and intrusive thoughts were easier to work past. What I noticed was although anxiety was low, I still felt overwhelmed by thoughts sporadically throughout the evening. This morning I had some intense feelings after waking up, but find myself almost in the same place again. Any tips or tricks that have worked for you on managing through thoughts with low anxiety?
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