Poll No. 17 - Caffeine, alcohol, marijuana

[Luc]

1. You can select "beneficial" and "adverse" for the same substance if the effect was mixed.

2. Despite marijuana being a very effective way of treatment for many conditions, please bear in mind that adding any drugs (artificial and sometimes natural) into the mix while still being in WD may potentially impede the recovery process on the whole and worsen the symptoms. Same applies to coffee and alcohol. These may, in many cases, worsen symptoms as well.

It also needs to be remembered that the mentioned substances have neuroactive properties and their overuse may lead to dependency. Caution is by all means advised.

This poll is anonymous.

Please, share more of your experience in your posts.

[theelt712]

I do not smoke or drink, I was a heavy caffeine user premed and I came off CT when I started Zoloft. Caffeine had little effect on me on meds, and in small amounts it has no effect on me in WD. I still drink caffeine, but not very often, and especially not like I used to.

[Sheila]

I can't tolerate much caffeine or alcohol in w/d. After a lot reflection, I've also come to the realization that I wasn't tolerating them that well pre-meds either. I think I have more of a sensitive system than I realized. So, good, that only took me about 20 years to figure out....

[Luc]

In WD, both alcohol and caffeine (the latter monstrously) worsen the symptoms. Same while on the drugs, though slightly less. No problems whatsoever pior to drugs.