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Alcohol, caffeine and anxiety!

The Riddler

I’ve noticed recently that if I drink alcohol, and I mean 1 or 2 glasses of wine, a bottle of beer or two (not on the same night), my anxiety is increased the following day. Sometimes for a few days afterwards. I also think this happens with caffeine once I go over a certain amount.

Is this a thing for others or am just sensitive to it?

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  • I definitely get post-booze anxiety/low mood.  It’s a depressant and I have a history of depression so makes sense.  Caffeine in an accelerant so increases your adrenaline which is part of the fight or flight response responsible fo anxiety.  As we have a heightened fight or flight response as autistic people, the caffeine can elevate what for us is already high levels of adrenaline beyond the amount that is useful. 

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  • I definitely get post-booze anxiety/low mood.  It’s a depressant and I have a history of depression so makes sense.  Caffeine in an accelerant so increases your adrenaline which is part of the fight or flight response responsible fo anxiety.  As we have a heightened fight or flight response as autistic people, the caffeine can elevate what for us is already high levels of adrenaline beyond the amount that is useful. 

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