{"id":5201,"date":"2008-04-24T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-24T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/"},"modified":"2008-04-24T09:16:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-24T13:16:00","slug":"shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are doing well.<\/p>\n<p>I just arrived in San Fran yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>I have a whole bunch of stuff to do <br \/>up here.<\/p>\n<p>I am really, really tired from all<br \/>this traveling. Plus I have had to carry<br \/>so much food and supplements for my<br \/>&#8220;eating plan.&#8221; If you have bipolar disorder<br \/>and think taking your medication is a pain<br \/>imagine having to bring a box of food, a blender,<br \/>liquids, pills and all this special food. It&#8217;s<br \/>a major pain.<\/p>\n<p>Actually I was thinking on the plane today<br \/>when someone said, &#8220;I need some tea, I need<br \/>caffeine to give me energy.&#8221; Then I was thinking<br \/>about bipolar disorder and caffeine and how<br \/>people don&#8217;t know some key things.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that caffeine is a DRUG?<\/p>\n<p>           IMPORTANT NOTE<\/p>\n<p>I am NOT a doctor, therapist, lawyer or<br \/>other kind of professional. I am NOT offering<br \/>medical or legal advice in anything I say<br \/>or write.<\/p>\n<p>And that the stimulant effect of it can stay<br \/>in your system for up to 12 hours (but that<br \/>we can build up a tolerance to it)?<\/p>\n<p>Now, by caffeine I don&#8217;t just mean coffee.<br \/>Caffeine is also in soda, chocolate (I know<br \/>you didn&#8217;t want to hear that) and, you<br \/>might be surprised about this, tea!  Yeah,<br \/>tea has as much caffeine as coffee!<\/p>\n<p>I told you that last part because so many<br \/>people drink iced tea, especially in the<br \/>summer months, and I think you should<br \/>know that.<\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s important that you know this<br \/>about caffeine especially because being<br \/>the supporter of a loved one with bipolar<br \/>disorder, caffeine can disrupt their usual<br \/>mood, and might have something to do<br \/>with their sleep patterns, which can lead<br \/>to a manic episode.  <\/p>\n<p>Caffeine  can also interfere  with their<br \/> medications.  Especially at night.<\/p>\n<p>As little as 250 mg of caffeine a day is<br \/>enough to cause insomnia and nervous-<br \/>ness, which will activate the stress<br \/>response, and possibly trigger an episode<br \/>in your loved one.<\/p>\n<p>I talk about responses to stress a lot in<br \/>my courses\/systems:<\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>Visit:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>Visit:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com\">http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>Visit:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net\">http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<br \/><\/a><br \/>Too much caffeine makes other disorders<br \/>worse, as well.<\/p>\n<p>This is what I&#8217;ve found out in my research:<br \/>Too much caffeine can also make you<br \/>urinate more, which makes us lose<br \/>magnesium and other needed minerals<br \/>in our bodies.<\/p>\n<p>It also blocks the brain&#8217;s natural tranquilizer,<br \/>Andosine.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to reduce caffeine intake:<br \/>Drink only decaffeinated coffee<br \/>Stop drinking it at all<br \/>Decrease the amount of caffeine you drink<br \/>Mix \u00bd regular coffee with \u00bd decaf in your blend<br \/>Replace coffee with juice or water<\/p>\n<p>Hey I have to run. Tomorrow is the bipolar<br \/>news. I&#8217;ll catch you later.<\/p>\n<p>Your Friend,<\/p>\n<p>Dave<\/p>\n<p>===>> Great Resources For You <===\n\nGet Your Own Subscription To This Newsletter<br \/>Want your own copy of these daily bipolar<br \/>emails sent to you for F.ree? If so, visit:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/register3\">http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/register3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get More Help On Bipolar Disorder<br \/>Don&#8217;t forget to take a look through the<br \/>different programs I&#8217;ve put together&#8230; each<br \/>one is designed to help you with a different<br \/>area of bipolar disorder whether you have it or<br \/>you are supporting someone with it.<br \/>You can see them all and get the details by visiting:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/catalog.asp\">http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/catalog.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View Past Daily Bipolar Emails For F.REE<br \/>Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails<br \/>that I have sent in the past and lots of great<br \/>information for you:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/supporterblog\/\">http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/supporterblog\/<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get Audio Information On Bipolar Disorder For F.REE<br \/>Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give<br \/>mini seminars designed to teach you information<br \/>you can&#8217;t learn anywhere else.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bipolarcentral.libsyn.com\">http:\/\/bipolarcentral.libsyn.com<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are doing well.<\/p>\n<p>I just arrived in San Fran yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>I have a whole bunch of stuff to do <br \/>up here.<\/p>\n<p>I am really, really tired from all<br \/>this traveling. Plus I have had to carry<br \/>so much food and supplements for my<br \/>&#8220;eating plan.&#8221; If you have bipolar disorder<br \/>and think taking your medication is a pain<br \/>imagine having to bring a box of food,<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/\" class=\"more-link pull-right\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How&#8217;s it going? I hope you are doing well. I just arrived in San Fran yesterday. I have a whole bunch of stuff to do up here. I am really, really tired from allthis traveling. Plus I have had to carryso much food and supplements for my&#8220;eating plan.&#8221; If you have bipolar disorderand think taking your medication is a painimagine having to bring a box of food, Continue Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-04-24T13:16:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David Oliver\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Oliver\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David Oliver\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"headline\":\"Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-04-24T13:16:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2008-04-24T13:16:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/\"},\"wordCount\":452,\"commentCount\":42,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/\",\"name\":\"Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2008-04-24T13:16:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2008-04-24T13:16:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/\",\"name\":\"Bipolar Supporter Blog\",\"description\":\"With this blog, I want to keep all of you updated on important information about bipolar disorder and how it affects families. Here you can discuss effects of bipolar disorder, the risks of bipolar disorder, analyze some case studies and also can come to know about the treatments for bipolar disorder. Share with someone who has bipolar disorder today.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\",\"name\":\"David Oliver\",\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog","og_description":"Hi, How&#8217;s it going? I hope you are doing well. I just arrived in San Fran yesterday. I have a whole bunch of stuff to do up here. I am really, really tired from allthis traveling. Plus I have had to carryso much food and supplements for my&#8220;eating plan.&#8221; If you have bipolar disorderand think taking your medication is a painimagine having to bring a box of food, Continue Reading","og_url":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/","og_site_name":"Bipolar Supporter Blog","article_published_time":"2008-04-24T13:16:00+00:00","author":"David Oliver","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Oliver","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/"},"author":{"name":"David Oliver","@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75"},"headline":"Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder","datePublished":"2008-04-24T13:16:00+00:00","dateModified":"2008-04-24T13:16:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/"},"wordCount":452,"commentCount":42,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/","url":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/","name":"Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2008-04-24T13:16:00+00:00","dateModified":"2008-04-24T13:16:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/shocking-truth-about-caffeine-and-bipolar-disorder\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shocking truth about Caffeine and Bipolar Disorder"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/","name":"Bipolar Supporter Blog","description":"With this blog, I want to keep all of you updated on important information about bipolar disorder and how it affects families. Here you can discuss effects of bipolar disorder, the risks of bipolar disorder, analyze some case studies and also can come to know about the treatments for bipolar disorder. Share with someone who has bipolar disorder today.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75","name":"David Oliver","logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5201"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}