Does anyone notice that caffeine really makes their dizzies worse?

I just started using some new workout suppliements that last couple of days and coincidentally (or not) have had a major increase in symptoms. I am a regular coffee drinker and it has never bothered me before, granted these suppliements may be adding that extra to my system.

i dont have caffeine,, and i still get bad ,, suppose it all depends if its your trugger or not ?

Hi 524454

I replied to this in your other post.

Pam xx

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Hi 524454

Caffeine is a simulant (in larger doses can cause increased anxiety)many things contain caffeine including cola drinks,tea,coffee,redbull and even chocolate.

I cut caffeine out about 5 years ago and has helped me, de-caff tea and coffee are widely available in supermarkets and no more expensive than ordinary tea and coffee.

If you are going to cut caffeine out make sure you do it gradually

Hope this helps

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Yes, caffeine really ramps up my dizziness. It does not cause me to get dizzy, but if I already have a flare up of dizziness a cup or two of coffee will make me ten times worse!

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I've been having one of my heavy brain fog days - couldnt think at all most of the day. Pressure around the nose, eyes, etc.

Couldnt bare it any longer and had a cup of tea. Now I can think.

Caffeine can be a temporary migraine helper - but it is also a trigger.

Sigh :mellow:

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In response to the above post, I have noticed that coffee almost always makes me feel at least a bit better. Like this morning, heavy foggy head, drunken stupor feeling. A cup of coffee and an hour later some of the fogginess has lifted.

I currently do not have a diagnosis. This observation may hint at a diagnosis of M.A.V.

dig

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I find that caffeine in drinks affects me really badly so I've cut it out since I've been dizzy. I've tried it a few times since, and even had a caffeine coffee that someone gave me by mistake (so I didn't know it had caffeine in til after!) and it still has a big effect on me.

I know other dizzy folk that are not effected by caffeine at all, so it may just be a co-incidence but maybe you could try cutting it out or getting some supplements without the caffeine to see if it helps.

Clare xxx

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Thanks for the advice Clare,

But I have tried cutting out coffee/caffeine for weeks. In fact I'm on the anti-migraine diet, cutting out many things.

I've discovered that cheese affects me significantly - I think, but coffee doesnt, and makes me feel better most of the time. ????

The jury is stilll out on other things. I'm trying to be as scientific as possible, but it is inexact.

take care

Dig

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Hello everyone.

I have found a very useful thing to do at the beginning of my dizzy adventure (almost 2 years into it for me now) was to keep a food journal and mark every symptom I had as well as all foods, drinks, exercise, etc. I did for every day.
This really helped pinpoint my triggers, not only for my dizzies, but also for migraines, menopausal symptoms, fatigue, etc. I have eliminated most of these and whenever I fall and have one of the trigger foods now, I notice a marked increase in the dizzies.

I think some people have similar food triggers and these can be quite common (like caffeine, alcohol, etc.) but sometimes after keeping a food diary, you may be surprised at some of the foods which can trigger the dizzies. Some pre-existing food sensitivities seem to aggravate my dizzies but it may not be the same for everyone. Anything too spicy does it for me.

Try keeping a food journal for a few weeks and see if there any obvious triggers for you and then slowly try to eliminate these from your diet.
It's a long process but it really helps in the end (and in my opinion, this is a safer way to go than trying all kinds of medications for which side-effects can sometimes be worse than the original condition for which they were prescribed)

I have found that eating as close to "nature's way", has helped me tremendously.

Good luck.

Claire in Canada