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Coffee/sweetener.

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I am beginning to notice I am having an odd reaction to my morning coffee and am not sure if the caffeine is just affecting me more than it used to, or the new sweetener I am using is the culprit. Either way, it is annoying, because I like my morning coffee, even though it is only instant now a days.

I am finding that after having the wake up coffee, I am now getting odd sensations. Sometimes it is just a little dizziness, other times I get light headed too. It only slightly affects my blood pressure and does not seem to affect my blood sugar levels. Any ideas people?

I never used to be affected by coffee in this way, nor caffeine in other things and I used to have a huge amount of the stuff. I did abstain from caffeine, when I changed my diet in July, for a couple of months, when I was diagnosed and had my seizure. I have no real wish to give something else for good, that will be very annoying!

The new sweetener that I am using is called Natvia and the ingredients are listed here:
http://www.natvia.co.uk/products/natvia-tablets/
 
I avoided caffeine for a while when I thought it might be raising my blood glucose levels. I then decided it was my basal running out, so I've gone back to having a cup of caffeinated coffee mid morning. During the period when I wasn't drinking it regularly at home, if I had a coffee out, I used to feel really shaky after it. Now it doesn't affect me. So I wonder if your body will adjust to the caffeine again, if that's what's causing it. I guess the only way to find out, is to have an unsweetened coffee, or try a different sweetener. ( maybe when you're out, if a different brand of sweetener is provided in the café, to save you. using a whole packet)
 
I do hope you are right Robin and will indeed try yet another sweetener, as you suggest. Thank you. 🙂
 
Could it be the caffeine rather than the sweetener, maybe try decafe coffee.
 
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