More sensitive to caffeine?

I wish. Caffeine has basically no effect on me. My tolerance is through the roof.

I am not much of a caffeine drinker. I never was before WLS. I just don't really like soda. Sometimes I would drink a coke in grad school, to help me pull an all-nighter on a big paper. I will also sometimes take a no-doz when on a long drive, like for a trip.

About 8 months after WLS, on a long drive, I took a no-doz, and I was crazy jittery. Just so incredibly worked up and agitated. It was a much much much (MUCH!!!) stronger reaction than I had ever had to a no-doz before. It was so bad that I was concerned.

So, there's that as anecdotal: yes, for me at least, I was much more sensitive after WLS. But again--not a regular caffeine person.

Since that experience, if I ever use a no-doz (and I have a few times), then I take half--then wait a while--then take the other half. I also take it with food.

I just assumed that because of my pouch, my body metabolized it a lot faster--that it got into my system fast. So I tried to slow it down through the food and breaking it--like extended release. :-)

I hope you get an answer and/or it's resolved soon... I would lean toward menopause or maybe more water/dehydrated?

I am a caffeine fiend with no ill effect. I am an RNYer and I have had some substances effect me more (and some less) than pre-WLS Benadryl are literally like roofies to me but Z-packs/antibiotics would give me relief day 2 from say strep throat don't help. I chalked it up to the double edged sword of having a malabsorptive procedure but I see you are a VSGer so that wouldn't apply.

Post and let us know how it goes.

Caffeine wasn't a "never" for my surgeon, but she wanted me off of it for the surgery and for the healing period afterwards. Since I had to go through the withdrawal part and it wasn't pleasant, I just didn't go back to my old habits of coffee and such after surgery. I'll have coffee or soda occasionally now, but not on a regular basis. I'm finding that when I do indulge, the caffeine is more effective. Before surgery I was completely caffeine tolerant. I could drink lots of caffeine and it had little effect. Now I can actually use a cup of coffee to increase my alertness, stay awake, etc. I don't have issues with palpitations, thank goodness, since I've already had an ablation for PVCs (not due to caffeine, had a reaction to a medication that caused a lesion in my heart). I've decided to keep caffeine as a sometimes thing.

I don't think we're more sensitive because of the WLS, but if we stopped for a period of time, I think some of us become more sensitive because of the period away from it.

Just wondering if you put anything IN your coffee? or just black?

FYI, my electrolytes and calcium were normal. I suppose it could be perimenopause, I'm 45. But I have been off caffeine for 2. Whole. Days. and the palpitations have decreased dramatically. Guess that means I'm a decaf girl now. The doctor said if they stick around, I should see a cardiologist. For now, I think the decaf is doing the trick. Thanks for all the input and personal experiences!