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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

I shouldn't be saying this online, but I'm not lactose intolerant and I very occasionally drink black coffee which does give me the runs.

That being said, I only take it if I have something really important that I wanna be fully awake for, but only if its within the next 1-2 hours because I don't wanna be 3 hours into something feeling like a pressurized gas bag lol.

Eating food before or alongside coffee can help mitigate this effect, but most people have it in the morning with breakfast which is usually a light meal so it doesn't stop all of it.

Also the anxiety probably comes from the increased heart rate alongside a mental stress factor. If you're not worried about something, you'll feel awake but a bit lax. But if you're already nervous or anxious, coffee will multiply it.