coffee - Fibromyalgia Message Board

dawn2 · 01-12-2002, 03:36 PM

Has anyone totally eliminated coffee (even just one cup in the morning) from their diet and noticed any difference in their muscle tension? Dawn2

Creeping Crud · 01-15-2002, 11:48 AM

I eliminated caffeine from my diet altogether a couple of weeks ago.. I was drinking a couple cups of coffee in the AM and decaf drinks throughout the day, so it wasn't as hard as it could've been.. I have noticed that I feel a little bit better (in the 10% margin) in regards to some of my dizziness and stiffness, but at a price.. It's even harder getting to sleep at night & waking up in the morning now (I've gone from waking up at 6am to waking up at 8:30am and rarely fall asleep before midnight anymore) and it seems that I've been getting depressed a lot more (environmental factors may be somewhat to blame)..

dawn2 · 01-15-2002, 12:39 PM

CC:
Thanks for your input. I stopped at one time altogether and I didn't notice any difference in my muscles. I did notice, I couldn't get started in the morning. I have major problems with chemical sensitivities too. I leave a window cracked in whatever room I'm in and noticed it has helped. Have you tried that? I also use no scented soaps, handcream, etc. It has helped me some.

sujenke · 01-15-2002, 05:46 PM

I've gone from being a coffeeholic to being a decaffeinated drinker. At my MD's advice, I gave up all caffeine except for an occasional tea or soda (less than one per week). It has helped with all of my symptoms. I don't know if the coffee per se was causing the worsening of my symptoms, or if the caffeine kept me from getting good sleep, which worsened the symptoms. Doing away with caffeine didn't take away the FMS, but it did make it more manageable.

Nowadays, if I even drink even one regular cup of coffee anytime during the day, I sleep fitfully that night (if at all!)

Susan

Allen · 01-16-2002, 08:57 AM

Give up coffee, the elixir of energy...If I had my way, I would take it intravenously. Or soak in a hot tub of cappacino(sp?)at the end of a long hot day. There's no doubt in my mind that God Himself made coffee and there better be coffee in Heaven or...well, I dunno

Al