[leomama]

Does anybody know of any good research on this topic?

[vonmoxie]

I've never heard of any significant connection, but I would imagine a heart-healthy diet might be a good idea for some when considering the effects of hypervigilance, higher heart rates, etc.

[leomama]

Yes I am taking coq10, reservatrol , fish oil and those all help the heart .

[ThunderGoddess]

I've switched to primarily organic foods and low sugar no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial sweeteners like splenda ect. no caffeine and I feel overall my mental state is better.

In fact caffeine was the first to go and I saw significant improvement in anxiety and chest pains by losing the coffee and soda I miss them dearly but I still get a decaf cup like every 3 months or less just to satisfy my craving but I can defiantly feel the caffeine even in decaf since quitting, so I usually end up regretting it. I also take pharmaceutical grade fish oil only.

This is the only info I have on the issue
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

[leomama]

Originally Posted by ThunderGoddess

I've switched to primarily organic foods and low sugar no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial sweeteners like splenda ect. no caffeine and I feel overall my mental state is better.


In fact caffeine was the first to go and I saw significant improvement in anxiety and chest pains by losing the coffee and soda I miss them dearly but I still get a decaf cup like every 3 months or less just to satisfy my craving but I can defiantly feel the caffeine even in decaf since quitting, so I usually end up regretting it. I also take pharmaceutical grade fish oil only.


This is the only info I have on the issue

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Thank you! I think I had too much coffee yesterday .

[ThunderGoddess]

You're welcome I know the feeling! I used to think I was panic attacks every morning but it turned out it was caffeine induced from my coffee I'd have 2 cups in the a.m. and a third in the afternoon so throughout the day my heart felt like it was running a marathon.

[leomama]

I think I will try to stick to one a day and one cup of tea

[Bolivar83]

Thanks for bringing this topic up! I would have never thought of this connection, but can see how my PTSD is affected by what I am taking in. ThunderGoddess: great point about caffeine and sugar. I do notice when I have more coffee, that i feel more "pressured" and tense, it can kick my hyper alert symptoms into overdrive. Also, when I am very activated/stressed, I reach for carbs to anesthetize myself. Like a blanket smothering a flame, carbs and fatty foods stifle my anger and tamp down my fears. I'm not proud that I do it, but it is like a magic bullet: it always works.

It seems I am aware of this, but I have just pushed it into the back of my consciousness, never really looked at it.

This has kind of inspired me to keep track of times when I binge eat or over consume coffee. There are probably things that triggering/disturbing me that I don't want to look at or deal with.

[leomama]

Yes, I only drank green tea today, no coffee. I notice I too have a problem with high fat snacks. I use lose it to track everything I eat. I'm trying to lose 19 pounds.