Hi all
Anyone else with experience of chemo find that whilst going through treatment the effects of caffeine seem to be a little…well…extra?!
I’ve decided to reduce my dose (of caffeine not the chemo but it was a tough decision) but just wondered if this is a thing?
Thanks in advance and much love to all. x
I’ve been alright @mssteel to be honest … I’ve not noticed and I’m drinking a mug of fresh coffee every day (good for liver enzymes) with a heaped teaspoon of 100% cocoa (for neutrophils) of which tastes absolutely disgusting!!! 
…. as soon as I finish that final cycle of EC in August, the cocoa powder is being binned!!! 
Does the cocoa have to go in the coffee? Dissolve it in a little boiling water and add milk to make a milkshake as it’s not really hot chocolate weather…
Yeah, I’m now pretty sure this is a me thing that I’m turning into a caffeine thing so usual habits have resumed. 
As @bluetit11 says if you’re wanting to use cocoa to boost or maintain your neutrophil levels, I’m sure there are definitely other ways you could fit it in without you needing to ruin your coffee. I’ve luckily not had to attend to mine as they’ve been consistently in the 20s (!) throughout treatment so far. I’m basically Wolverine.
Or it could be the filgrastim. 
I wasn’t able to drink much tea and coffee the first week after EC but when I managed it seemed to be ok.
Fast forward to Paclitaxel and on the 2nd week of my 3rd round I had 2 strong coffees, a big walk and a nurses appointment after. My blood pressure was through the roof and she told me off a little bit haha Of course it might not have been linked to any of that but I will stick to just the one real coffee a day until this last lot of chemo is out my system properly. The rest of the time I am happy with decaff
I’d happily switch to decaff if the caffeine free version of my coffee tasted the same as the full fat one. I think I’m in it more for the taste, smell and ritual of it than anything.
That said, I’ve had my usual two cups this morning without issue so in all fairness, the bit of jitteriness I’ve had this week could actually just be down to the chemo!
Hope the side effects of your last chemo aren’t too rough on you and big congrats on getting through it. x