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Castle Rock, CO

I once drank gallons of caffeinated beverages on a monthly basis due to a high stress job. Since my MS diagnosis and medication, I can't have the least bit of caffeine. If I do, I'm awake for 36 to 48 hours straight. Why? There are studies on how caffeine can help an MS patient. But I can't find anything about MS and the inability to tolerate any caffeine.

June 3
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A MyMSTeam Member

@A MyMSTeam Member I am the same, drank coffee all day at work. My taste for coffee changed after I hit the menopause, for me it was a coffee-pause 🤣 I can now drink one cup of good coffee in the morning and no more ☕️

June 4
A MyMSTeam Member

Thank you so much. I am grateful...
...but I'm about the worst team player in the universe.
Dianna

June 4
A MyMSTeam Member

WELCOME to my team Dianna

June 4
A MyMSTeam Member

Well, a full cup of coffee would ensure that I would remain awake through every minute of the following 48 hours. Weird thing is this only started when my MS was diagnosed and I ended up on a bunch of drugs to treat various symptoms. I don't miss coffee, which I only drank for its effects--definitely not for the taste. But I do miss tea, especially iced tea and Thai iced tea, which I loved.this

June 4
A MyMSTeam Member

We can all react differently to things. Maybe it's just your body changing on you.

June 4

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