How do things like with caffine affect aspies.

[NothingToSeeHere]

Tea doesn't effect me at all, I drink a few cups a day. Coffee makes me sleepy, as do caffeine pills.

 

[Wolfnox]

Caffeine affects me differently depending on my mood and state of mind during consumption. If I'm angry and I start drinking alcohol, I will get more angry, or depressed (so now if I ever do drink I make sure I'm in the right mood to avoid hells like that).

Caffeine can make me irritable, especially if my o.c.d/tics are flaring up and I'm drinking tea. Yes just tea does me, I don't drink coffee anymore I just way more prefer tea. I often have about 4 - 6 cups a day, sometimes more which is a bit silly but I really enjoy tea, as long as i've got something to do or things to keep me distracted.

Like the above poster said it "helps clear away brain fog", I find it takes me a long time to wake up naturally without tea/caffeine, so it's usually the first thing I'm sipping in the morn.

It gives me motivation to do things as it releases dopamine or something and stuff.

And methamphetamines aren't so smart long-term. Well, some people seem to tolerate withdrawals better than others apparently, some get none... but I'd expect most would suffer some issues post-quitting. I used to do lots of amphetamines and you can tell they sure degrade your brain in ways, I gave myself some loooong comedowns playing with that stuff.

Stick to tea kids. Absorb them anti-oxidants and all the other healthy stuffs.

 

[Pats]

So i just wanted to know if any studies have been made on this. I believe that caffine and allergies do affect the condition. Though i have nothing more then personal experience to go on. Would like to find out if its true.

I think the condition may affect the reactions to such things. Like those who are anxiety prone should probably avoid stimulants. Excedrin has tylenol, aspirin and caffeine. When I have a severe headache that's the only thing that will get rid of it, but I try my best not to take it because the shakiness and anxiety that comes along with it for the remainder of the day. I drink caffeinated sodas all day long and it has no affect on me, but the caffeine in Excedrin just makes me a nervous wreck. I don't drink coffee because I hate the taste of coffee. Love the smell, but don't like anything that has a coffee taste to it. ANyhow.

I know I've read somewhere I read about medications and autism having a stronger effect on those with autism and I believe that - especially for myself because it only takes half the medication to do the job and the effects seem to remain longer. Just like the caffeine - 1 tablet and it affects me all day long. If I take a muscle relaxer, even the next day I have no strength and feel weak. I don't know what the correlation is. But I think it's more that our reactions and responses to allergies, illnesses, pain, medications may be a little different. Just like the sensitivity to pain it's said that our perception of pain is different. The hypo or hyper sensitivity thing to anything.

 

[Gracey]

Coffee makes me loud, very chatty and giddy for about 25 minutes.

as a result I don't drink it.


I drink tea; many varieties, by the gallon though.
- if the bag doesn't burst.
aint nobody got time for tea leaves swimming in my china.

 

[Nervous Rex]

The science on this is very sparse. Overall, it seems like short-term caffeine use may provide a one-time improvement, but long term (chronic) use isn't believed to be beneficial and hasn't been studied.

I found one study that looks interesting, but it's behind a paywall: "Possible Role of Caffeine in Autism Spectrum Disorders, a New Testable Hypothesis, Article in Journal of Food Science 75(6):ix · August 2010, DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01760.x." Here's the abstract. The study apparently says that "caffeine, an adenosine receptor antagonist with differential effects depending on acute or chronic administration, could have beneficial effects in ASD."

I found that quote in this second study that references the first one The relationship between the neuromodulator adenosine and behavioral symptoms of autism (PDF). It addresses caffeine as an adenosine receptor antagonist and mentions that, "For children who consume caffeine occasionally, consumption of a caffeinated beverage led to a significantly greater reduction in autistic symptomatology compared to consumption by children who consume caffeine regularly" It cites the first study above and says "Interestingly, we revealed a significant interaction between reported caffeine use and behaviors associated with autism, supporting a link between adenosine and autism."

 

[All-Rounder]

I read that casein in milk and dairy and gluten in certain cereals make autistic symptoms worse.

I think the addiction and headaches and overall health destabilizing, dehydrating, especially doesn't go with meds and illnesses effects of caffeine are enough to advise against it. Low caf or decaf stuff is much better. Green coffee[its the raw type] > black cof[processed] , white tea[=raw] > green tea[processed].

A study in green tea concluded that its the antioxidants rather than the caffeine that have the beneficial effects. White tea has a higher antioxidant content than green tea, all the while having less caffeine.

Green coffee has much more health effects than black coffee and has less caffeine. But the taste is different.

 

[All-Rounder]

To be honest, energy drinks work better than coffee in 'wake-me-up' department... but then, they're trash and you should really avoid them.

Sometimes I drink yerba instead since it doesn't dehydrate you as much. I'm not the greatest fan, however, it's too bitter, even mixed with flowers and fruits, and somehow I always end up with leaves in my mouth.

Yerba Mate also contains caffeine, but less than black coffee.

 

[All-Rounder]

Coffee makes me loud, very chatty and giddy for about 25 minutes.

as a result I don't drink it.


I drink tea; many varieties, by the gallon though.
- if the bag doesn't burst.
aint nobody got time for tea leaves swimming in my china.

Drinking over 4 cups a day of tea might affect your joints and contribute to arthritis. Make sure to take extra care of them.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/it-was-good-but-now-teas-bad-for-you-says-new-study-20100618-ylap.html

 

[Monachopia]

Drinking over 4 cups a day of tea might affect your joints and contribute to arthritis. Make sure to take extra care of them.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/it-was-good-but-now-teas-bad-for-you-says-new-study-20100618-ylap.html

I tried to look up the source of that and the study and found this instead from the Arthritis Foundation... Tea is actually good for arthritis symptoms.
Best Beverages for Arthritis | Arthritis Diet | Arthritis Foundation

With two extremely contradicting references - I'd say be careful what you link and research before you believe the things you read.

Reading further I found this: Tea and Health: Studies in Humans

Few studies have reported the beneficial effects of tea against arthritic disease in humans. In a study in Britain, it was found that those who drank tea had greater bone mineral density than those who did not drink tea [55]. Coffee, tea, and caffeine consumption were evaluated as risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis onset among older women in a prospective cohort study. Compared with those reporting no use, subjects drinking more than or equal to 4 cups/day of decaffeinated coffee were at increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis. In contrast, women consuming more than or equal to 3 cups/day of tea displayed a decreased risk of rheumatoid arthritis compared with women who never drank tea, while caffeinated coffee and daily caffeine intake were not associated with the development of rheumatoid arthritis. The associations of rheumatoid arthritis onset with the highest categories of decaffeinated coffee and tea consumption were stronger in women with seropositive disease compared with those with seronegative disease [56].

While it does support the things said in your linked article, it is dependent on sets of factors like age, caffeine concentration and other conditions.

 

[Nervous Rex]

With two extremely contradicting references - I'd say be careful what you link and research before you believe the things you read.

I thought that meant I get to choose which one is right.

 

[Monachopia]

I thought that meant I get to choose which one is right.

Well I actually edited the post as I believe I found a scientific journal article citing something akin to this study, I believe it is the case that it's more than just anyone drinking 4+ cups of tea a day, it depends on a bunch of other factors too.

 

[All-Rounder]

I tried to look up the source of that and the study and found this instead from the Arthritis Foundation... Tea is actually good for arthritis symptoms.
Best Beverages for Arthritis | Arthritis Diet | Arthritis Foundation

With two extremely contradicting references - I'd say be careful what you link and research before you believe the things you read.

Reading further I found this: Tea and Health: Studies in Humans



While it does support the things said in your linked article, it is dependent on sets of factors like age, caffeine concentration and other conditions.

Maybe it's good if not excessive. Generally speaking tea is said to be bad only if too much. But then, you never know. Good on one side, bad on another. Guess a variation in teas would be better.

 

[Peter Morrison]

All I know about caffeine is this:

Without it, I can't do math.

With it, I can do math but the answer will be wrong.

 

[onlything]

Yerba Mate also contains caffeine, but less than black coffee.

It does have caffeine (or so-called mateine according to Mowrey), that's true - about 10 mg less than black coffee on average (per cup). Of course, it depends on a brand. From what I know, it can be up to about 125 mg for yerba and up to even 500 mg for a cup of coffee. I suppose I like yerba more at times since it's less acidic than coffee and has fewer tannins than a typical strong tea (plus all the goodies like vitamins, antioxidants and minerals that are in it). Also, I drink coffee with milk and it causes me digestive problems but tell it to my addiction!

Maybe I like yerba less because overall it's not as addictive as coffee, who knows? (Since it has not only caffeine but also other substances like theobromine - that's why it tastes bitter and why it feels different than coffee - I also used it more during my more severy allergy phase when I was close to getting asthma since it supposedly helps in preventing various breathing difficulties/sicknesses. Dunno if it helped but I never got asthma at least.) But also - the leaves and all the trouble with using a bombilla, eh...

Of course, don't take my word on it. The only knowledge I have on the topic is what I read up on once during the short time of interest in all things tea- and yerba-oriented.

 

[Rectify]

Oh gosh, I love coffee. I am not very responsible with it though and I feel that the high caffeine levels affect my anxiety negatively. When I start on coffee I drink more and more each day, feel terrible, then realise I have to stop. Then I have to go through that process of getting off it.
Tea is better - even though I get addicted to that too - because the lower caffeine levels are more manageable for me.
I'd probably do best with no caffeine. But I like it.

Edit: I also worry about the effects of tea and coffee (especially coffee) on calcium absorption.

Also I just realised you were asking about allergies and my post was nothing about that. Sorry. I'll leave it though

 

[tlc]

If there's one caffienated beverage that jolts me awake unlike any other, it's code red Mt Dew. Many late nights coming back from delivering my daughter downstate, that's the only thing that kept me going. So glad those days are over.

 

[Tom]

I guess caffeine affects everyone, but in different ways depending on their body/metabolism. But never heard anything on caffeine studies with autism in particular.

But I will say, as far as I am concerned, that if the coffee crop ever fails we might as well pack up and find a new planet able to sustain coffee plantations.

 

[Wolfnox]

Lots of useful ideas thanks for replying.

 

[Judge]

I drink a lot of tea in the winter. My hot drink of choice. Though I've found that while it involves lower amounts of caffeine, over time I can still get hooked. So I started to split my caffeinated tea with another kind that has no caffeine. So by the late spring when I stop drinking tea, I have no symptoms of withdrawal.

Of course how one's individual metabolism handles caffeine is anyone's guess.

 

[Crossbreed]

CAFFEINE DOESN'T AFFECT ME AT ALL! I'M FINE...!!!