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Are you having a protein meal before having coffee with sugar and milk like Ray Peat suggests? It really makes a difference.4oz cold brew before noon and I'm bouncing around and can't sleep.
I've normally been very sensitive to caffeine but even stronger recently.
Yeah! A morning smoothie with lots of protein and then coffee a bit later.Are you having a protein meal before having coffee with sugar and milk like Ray Peat suggests? It really makes a difference.
Try after lunch instead of after breakfast. It makes a difference.Yeah! A morning smoothie with lots of protein and then coffee a bit later.
But doesnt caffinee/coffee support the liver?Not necessarily. You may just have low levels of GABA that the caffeine exacerbates. It's a pretty strong GABA antagonist. I find l-theanine extremely effective for helping solve this problem. A 1:1 ratio of caffeine to theanine tends to work best for most people. If that doesn't fix it, I would guess your liver isn't in the greatest shape.
TCM style if the Liver is weak if fats cannot be processed easily, and also if one is 'stressed' then caffeine (or alcohol) is not processed so efficiently. So Acu, and herbal remedies can help. If one is stressed, then of course the liver organ (western style) is impacted also. Slower blood circulation, and hence slower normal hormonal and chemical metabolism.4oz cold brew before noon and I'm bouncing around and can't sleep.
I've normally been very sensitive to caffeine but even stronger recently.
Thanks for this, I went through a horrendous "safe" slow two year titration withdraw from benzos.Not necessarily. You may just have low levels of GABA that the caffeine exacerbates. It's a pretty strong GABA antagonist. I find l-theanine extremely effective for helping solve this problem. A 1:1 ratio of caffeine to theanine tends to work best for most people. If that doesn't fix it, I would guess your liver isn't in the greatest shape.
10 years of daily benzos?Thanks for this, I went through a horrendous "safe" slow two year titration withdraw from benzos.
After that, for a long time, any amount of caffeine even in the smallest amount would destroy me.
My brain was already made accustomed to sky high GABA levels from a decade of benzos. So normal levels for my brain is already "low" in it's opinion
I can now use small amounts of caffeine with protein, & IF I have a lot to do in the day. Like I need the physical activity to go alongside the caffeine or it does harm.
Diazepam can last in the body for up to 10 days, so once a week dosing would probably have a similar effect on the GABA system as being slightly drunk all the time. No wonder that the withdrawals can be so heavy.10 years of daily benzos?
I was using diazepam once x week or once every two/3 weeks for 3 years (aprox.) depending on stress levels and somehow I developed tolerance. The withdrawal was quite heavy, I wasn't expecting it from such a sparingly use. I even had hallucinations, thanks God I used psychedelics in the past and knew how to navigate those states, otherwise I could have ended up in the ER or a psychiatric ward. Luckily that heavy part only lasted a few days.
The benzos are more addictive than I thought (and I alread knew they are very addictive).
Oh! That explains then. Thought diazepam metabolites lasted max 3 days in the body. Super useful to know, thanks!Diazepam can last in the body for up to 10 days, so once a week dosing would probably have a similar effect on the GABA system as being slightly drunk all the time. No wonder that the withdrawals can be so heavy.
The metabolizing of caffeine by the liver has a lot of variation a lot from individual to individual. My father could not drink 1 cup in the afternoon and sleep at night. I can have 2 cups 1 hour before bed and it does nothing. There is a gene , CYP1A2, which controls an enzyme – that controls how quickly our liver metabolizes the caffeine. The gene has at least 2 known variants, one variant is a faster metabolizer and the other is a slower metabolizer.4oz cold brew before noon and I'm bouncing around and can't sleep.
I've normally been very sensitive to caffeine but even stronger recently.
Lol, I am resisting your well intentioned advice............. and will continue drinking it instead.Take it up the butt! I can't handle coffee drinking, but I handle it just fine as a coffee enema. I know not the most wonderful thing to do, but it gives more of a gentle energy boost that is not so depleting and is cleansing to the body.
That's fine, just thought I'd offer some help for those who don't tolerate drinking coffee.Lol, I am resisting your advice............. and will continue drinking it instead.
I was prescribed them for C-PTSD.10 years of daily benzos?
I was using diazepam once x week or once every two/3 weeks for 3 years (aprox.) depending on stress levels and somehow I developed tolerance. The withdrawal was quite heavy, I wasn't expecting it from such a sparingly use. I even had hallucinations, thanks God I used psychedelics in the past and knew how to navigate those states, otherwise I could have ended up in the ER or a psychiatric ward. Luckily that heavy part only lasted a few days.
The benzos are more addictive than I thought (and I alread knew they are very addictive).