Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Does caffeine interfere with antidepressants? I'm on cymbalta and was doing really good. Yesterday I had 2 large cups of coffee and this morning my anxiety is back. I haven't had caffeinesinve last June. I have been on cymbalta for 2 months. Last time my dr upped it was last Saturday by 10 mg but I was doing fine with that.
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
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First, I hope everyone is doing well, and continuing to fight that good fight! Keep up the great work on yourselves; I'm rooting for all of you!So, I started doing therapy at the beginning of the year, when I was in my most depressed state, but with my therapist, I made big changes and steps in the right direction. But, over a month ago, she couldn't take my insurance anymore, and I had to stop...
Because I looked it up, and yes, Cymbalta does have some interaction with caffeine and also with alcohol.
But I would think drinking 2 large cups of coffee might make anyone anxious, SSRI or not, lol :)
The other SSRI's don't all interact with caffeine. I drink 2 cups of coffee and 1 large ice tea every day and it doesn't affect my SSRI at all. But I space it out over time, not drink it all at once. I need the energy boost! Funny, it was actually my anxiety therapist that got me started on drinking caffeine!
You'll be fine.... eat something, and drink lots of water, to soak up the caffeine in your system.
Best wishes!