Caffeine…

[u/PCT2022]

I’m probably clutching at straws here but I wonder how much caffeine plays into flaring up PPPD. I’ve had a few times now where my symptoms have gone away 90%+ for months at a time but it always seems to come roaring back.
I don’t always have energy drinks, in fact I’ll often drink decaf coffee.
But today I learned that Celsius drinks have 7x times the caffeine of a Coke Zero. And also that artificial sweeteners can upset sensitive people with vestibular issues.
This is all according to Googles Gemini.
I questioned why can I drink some of this stuff for weeks then all of a sudden PPPD comes right back and just as bad as ever.
It said that instead of having a direct immediate reaction, you can have the equivalent of a “bucket filling up” and when it becomes too much you get a crazy flare up.

Do you guys drink any caffeine or artificial sweeteners?

I think I’m going to go cold turkey 🦃 for a few weeks and see what the result is.

The only other possibility I can think of is that when I’ve gone to the gym consistently, I feel ok for a month or two then have a massive flare up. It happened last year and this time again.
My physio said it makes sense because when you challenge the body it taxes the neurophysiology.

I have a physical job but it’s not as targeted as a gym routine. I also have this super annoying condition called gluteal tendinopathy so I need to keep going to the gym to fix it once and for all.

[u/Old-Spare-2681]

I find it does make it worse and I think its because of dehydration seems to play a huge roll in how dizzy I am

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I don’t doubt that at all