codered5
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So I have been changing my diet up lately in order to feel better and become more healthy. I am basically starting to go about 80% paleo, and have eliminated all processed wheat, sugars, etc. However, I do have some questions that have been bothering me. I thought a lot of my issues were due to caffeine so i stopped caffeine for 3 weeks and felt like a brand new person. However, if i DO have caffeine, even in tiny amounts, like a 4 oz cup of coffee with 50 mg in it, I can tell for days that I have had it. Like if I had it at 8 am, I will have trouble sleeping that night and I will wake up with a pounding heartbeat that I can feel which generally doesn't go away until the afternoon. Same thing with alcohol, if I go out for a night on the town with the boys I typically have a two day hangover...the second day isn't so bad but its just my heart rate is elevated all day and I feel uncomfortable. I have gone on/off caffeine and alcohol multiple times and felt great, but it seems like even one instance of consuming these messes me up... does anyone have any idea on what could be causing this? I mean it's no biggie for the caffeine, but I would like to be able to drink with my friends sometime.