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> What I do know is caffeine gives me panic attacks now (even decaf coffee is too much) Coffee makes me jittery, but green tea gives me focused attention. I ju
by naruhodo 3y ago
> What I do know is caffeine gives me panic attacks now (even decaf coffee is too much)
Coffee makes me jittery, but green tea gives me focused attention. I just don't enjoy the taste of green tea that much, so I drink coffee and take L-theanine (extract of green tea) pills to calm me down a bit.
- kayodelycaon 3y agoL-theanine seems to be pretty good for a lot of people. :) My experiment with it went pretty badly as it took out my mood stabilizer. (Oops.) That took me for a wild ride for the next 3 weeks after I stopped it. After I mentioned this to my psychiatrist, she was rather insistent about not self-medicating. This included vitamins. A great number of things interact poorly with my medication mix. (e.i. Magnesium can interfere with absorption.) At this point, I treat anything available over the counter the same way I treat prescription medications. I do research and clear anything potentially psychoactive with my psychiatrist. I do use natural things like melatonin. I just need to make sure are safe to take.