How does Coffee effect you?

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04 Dec 2008, 12:37 am

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I think it alleviates many of the signs of Asperger's. For one, I feel more at ease and communication feels natural. Second of all, my outward expression is on par with my inner thoughts. Often times, my inner thoughts run faster than my outward expression, sometimes causing me to jumble my words a bit.

off of ADHD meds I drink tons of caffeine. 4-6 bottle of 20-24 oz soda or pots of coffee. on ADHD meds I am caffeine free. So you might consider that it is alleviating ADHD and not Asperger's

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04 Dec 2008, 12:41 am

It stains my teeth.

I sometimes have coffee, especially when I need to wake up.
I'm more of a tea drinker.
I haven't noticed if it alleviates my symptoms. I take Executive B for that.

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04 Dec 2008, 1:04 am

I can't stay awake throughout the day without coffee.

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04 Dec 2008, 1:09 am

I have pretty bad withdrawl without it and use it so that I can feel vaguely normal..

It can also sometimes make me groggy.

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04 Dec 2008, 1:38 am

Coffee will wake me up in the morning. I only drink the kind with caffine. Never decaf. However, coffee taste was a real turn off to me. If I have coffee it is Dunkin Dounuts blueberry coffee with cream with sweet & low with an extra shot of blueberry and it's okay. I detest black coffee.

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04 Dec 2008, 2:41 am

I've never liked coffee myself, but energy drinks on the other hand can put a smile on the most disastrous day

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04 Dec 2008, 2:45 am

mmm i love eating coffee.

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04 Dec 2008, 2:51 am

I LOVE COFFEE!! !

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04 Dec 2008, 7:28 am

timeisdead wrote:

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Here we have a drug with mild amphetamine like characteristics and not only is it legal, it's not even controlled. Not that I think they should make caffeine illegal.

But this "drug" alleviates many of the symptoms of Asperger's.

Not for me it doesn't. It increases anxiety and nervousness.

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04 Dec 2008, 8:21 am

I don't drink coffee as I hate the taste.
When I drink drinks with a similar caffeine content to a cup of coffee, my energy levels increase, and my attention span flies out the window.

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04 Dec 2008, 9:06 am

Any of you as addicted as Stan the Java Man?

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04 Dec 2008, 9:29 am

Coffee helps me. What I prefer is No Doze over coffee. Caffeine helps clear my head and my physical well being improves after I have coffee or take a couple of caffeine pills.
I don't drink Energy Drinks because they have too many extra ingredients.

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04 Dec 2008, 9:57 am

I don't drink/like coffee, but caffeine is a must in my everyday life. Lots of it.

Even though it gives me a bit of a reflux, my brain likes it very much and I can pratically hear it screaming "I want pepsi!"

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04 Dec 2008, 11:03 am

Hate the taste of regular coffee. That being said 2 large Ice-Capps Makes me sociable and talkative, to the point where my Aunt asked if I was on drugs. One Ice-Capp doesn't though.

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04 Dec 2008, 11:23 am

history_of_psychiatry wrote:

Moderate amounts make it so I have a bit more pep, mild euphoria, and sharper attention span. Too much makes me nervous, sweaty, diarrheal, and even paranoid sometimes. Here we have a drug with mild amphetamine like characteristics and not only is it legal, it's not even controlled. Not that I think they should make caffeine illegal.

One thing I forgot to mention is that as an asthmatic, coffee is a decent bronchodilator. Caffeine is related to theophylline, another bronchodilator. If you are ever having an asthma attack and don't have an inhalant on you, drink a few cups of really strong coffee. It will help to an extent.

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04 Dec 2008, 12:22 pm

Coffee doesn't affect me that way. It makes me feel calm, though, and if I drink too much of it I'll fall asleep.

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