Coffee in the morning symptoms and conditions

I was having episodes of irregular heart beats (PVC's) and keep ending up in the ER. I was on 25 mg of Toprol XL with Coozar 50 mg for hypertension. I am trying to stay off caffeine but the doctor recently increased my dose to Toprol 50 mg. I definitely see spiders all the time upon awakening but I know that it is the Toprol because I have been on 25 mg for years. I don't get the attacks so much since he upped me to 50 mg. I am more tired, I keep skipping the morning dose, still see spiders on the wall and pillow, don't want to exercise or anything. I am a dancer and have been very active up until 5 years ago when these episodes started coming. I am afraid to switch to anything else because of more side effects. I feel like I am in a catch 22 situation, but so far the attacks haven't been as frequent but I did stop some chocolate and only one cup of coffee in the morning and no more starbucks fraps and I am definitely a Type A personality, that don't help....Oh, I am 55 years old and cannot lose weight no matter how much I dance or exercise, but I must admit on this medication I would rather lay on the couch like a potato and watch TV. I am not really overweight, maybe by 10-15 lbs, but still, there has to be a better way.... I haven't gone back to the gym since being on 50 mg, I will probably fall on the floor....

I take a Lactaid tablet in the morning before I drink my coffee or tea with milk in it. I get a sore stomach and feel nausea for about an hour or so, then it goes away. I get progressively better during the day.

When I take a tablet with milk for dinner, it doesn't happen. I am wondering if it is the combination of the Lactaid pill and the coffee and the tea that is doing it. By the way, both are decaf!!

So I am going to cut out the Lactaid and tea and/or coffee in the morning and see what happens.

The first time I went on Wellbutrin, I had a really bad reaction to it. I had insomnia, horrible tremors, apathy, I felt like I was walking around in a cloud. I went on to try other medications. Now I'm taking a combination of Prozac and Wellbutrin and it seems to be working. My depression is under control. I don't have the apathy or zombie feeling anymore, but I do still have the tremors, though they aren't as bad. I get some mild insomnia, but taking it in the morning helped with that, and lately I've found that a little bit of coffee in the morning (not too much, don't need to be MORE shaky) helps with a lot of my side effects. I do have the confusion and concentration issues too. It hasn't caused any severe problems, it only seems to really happen in casual conversation, where I'll completely forget what I wanted to say. It's annoying, but way better than depression, and not severe enough for me to stop.
To those people who are telling others to stay away from this drug, or any drug for that matter, don't forget that there is a reason there are so many different kinds of anti-depressants. Everybody's body chemistry is different, so their gonna react in different ways. Also, the people who don't have issues with side effects rarely go looking for sites like this....
Just something to think about.

I know that the stuff is supposed to clear the nose... but I use it to help me concentrate better at work and college; it gives me incredible focus.
I used to take Ephedra pills but those are now banned. Luckily pseudoephedrine works just as well. Typically I take 120mg with coffee in the morning (about 10am) and that will last until 6pm for sure (sometimes longer, hence my unfortunate "whiskey dick" experience).
Dry mouth, horribly bad breath, lots of urinating, difficulty in sqeezing out the last few urine drops, itchy scalp, and "whiskey dick" are some of the side-effects.

Huh, you guys should be happy you don't have a crazy doctor like mine. I'm 5'7" and 160lbs and my doctor wants me to take 20mg basically cause he thinks I talk too much. Not only that, but he wants me to take it indefinetly. My mother had originally wanted me to see a doctor and take some kind of medication because I was having somewhat of a nervous breakdown about a year ago when I lost my job. Now she's just wanting me to get off the medication completely and I can't agree more. Yes, my body has gotten used to the 5-10mg that I take (what did you think I was really going to take 20mg? I'd never get out of bed) and I feel ok taking it but do need lots of coffee in the morning to get my brain working. But I feel that this drug may permanently alter my brain chemistry if used for a prolonged period of time and I'm just going to have to get off of it. I've been weening myself off it for a couple months now. After about three days of not taking the drug it get's really tough. My sensesk, especially my hearing get hyper sensative and always hearing high pitched shrilly noises in just about everything. This in itself gives me a paranoid like feeling. Hot flashes all the time, no eating, hard to sleep. I can't understand why my doctor is so crazy about taking so much of this stuff. Not once has he even mentioned that this drug is for short term use. I'm going stop taking it now and not see him anymore. Hell, he put me on short term disability a year ago cause he said I was in no state to have a job. I wonder if he failed to realize this was because he was giving me 20mg!!! Where did this guy learn medicine? Well, the disability insurance has ended because they state that "the information in my file indicates I have recovered," and I'm going to get my life back to the way it was before and without any medications. Especially cause without medical insurance I'm looking at a $450-$600 a month medication cost. No thanks. Oh and as far as the smoking question. Nicotine and smoking cigarettes is ok and actually increases the metabolism of the olanzapine significantly. So your probably just getting a reaction to intial increased metabolism of the drug. My biggest complaint about the side effects of this drug is the blurred vision, constant sleepyness and just not being able to think clearly.

I have been on Zyprexa a few weeks and I take 5 mg before bed. I have to drink a strong cup of coffee in the morning to get going. It has helped get rid of paranoid thoughts and nightmares or at least worry about nightmares. I sleep better. However, I don't get excited about life so much anymore. Life seems less thrilling. It makes my hands shake a little. It kills my sex drive which doesn't matter since I'm single. It seems to make me feel flat emotionally. I am concerned about getting severe side effects like tardive dyskinesia which can happen with all neuroleptics and Zyprexa is a neuroleptic, it is also called a major tranquilizer. That concerns me too because I am a recovered alcoholic and do not want it to help me relapse back onto drugs and alcohol. Mike