I decided caffeine was a trigger for my MAV some years ago. I was at a uni course feeling perfectly fine and at morning tea had a barrista coffee and a choc cherry slice which was very sweet. The combination of sugar and caffeine did me in. I started feeling very dizzy about 10 minutes later and had to leave. Shortly after that incident I gave up coffee and tea. I do drink decaf regularly though and have come to regard it as just a normal coffee (some barristas make it better than others). I also have Robert Timms decaf coffee bags always with me in case friends don’t have decaf etc. I started having one cup of tea in the morning (tea has some caffeine in it) and then that became two a day and lately I’ve sometimes had three. So far so good and I do enjoy the ‘hit’ of those cuppas! I also drink Rooibos tea freely which is very good for you and has no caffeine AND really tastes like tea but doesn’t have the kick of normal black tea, that’s for sure. I gave up alcohol when it became clear to me that it was yet another definite trigger so my cups of black tea are just about my only drug now …poor me!
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