Is Rooibos tea safe?

[Sofa]

I really like to drink tea, but try to stay away from caffeine and herbs!

But i wondered if anyone tried Rooibos tea and it was okay? It had no caffeine in it, but i dont know how it will affect my PSSD!

[Numby]

You can drink any tea you like. It’s absolutely safe. PSSD is not influenced by food and drinks like rooibos tea. You are probably overthinking things a little and that’s what makes you feel worse. Take a break and stop reading and thinking about your body and possible PSSD symptoms.

[Sofa]

You can drink any tea you like. It’s absolutely safe. PSSD is not influenced by food and drinks like rooibos tea. You are probably overthinking things a little and that’s what makes you feel worse. Take a break and stop reading and thinking about your body and possible PSSD symptoms.

I had some ice tea with ginger and got worse! Do you think thats just a coincidence then?

[Numby]

Absolutely. Things like ice tea do not make PSSD worse. Don’t let anybody tell you things like that. I’ve had PSSD since 2008. You can eat and drink whatever you want (except I would of course avoid alcohol, fast food and other unhealthy food, but not because it has a direct influence on paar but because it’s just not good for your body).

[Sofa]

Absolutely. Things like ice tea do not make PSSD worse. Don’t let anybody tell you things like that. I’ve had PSSD since 2008. You can eat and drink whatever you want (except I would of course avoid alcohol, fast food and other unhealthy food, but not because it has a direct influence on paar but because it’s just not good for your body).

Thank you so much for your reply!

Is there any supplements, herbs or medication i should stay away from?

[Numby]

Since it’s been only a little more than four months since you developed the first symptoms, I would not try any meds or unknown/new supplements that people might recommend. From my experience you can expect a certain degree of improvement to occur naturally within the first year after stopping the medication that caused your symptoms. Since you didn’t take an SSRI, it’s even possible that you recover fully. Also: Try not to think about PSSD too much and try not to be too “obsessive” when it comes to observing your body.

[Llonyddwch]

I used to take rooibos tea. Its good! However it tends to have a negative hepatic effect on me (crazy readings in lab tests of hepatic enzymes)

[Gonzo]

I have pssd since 2001.in the past I never crashed with foods or herbs, and I wouldn't have believed either. 5 years ago I don't know what changed but I became hypersensitive to crashes, and I've had crashes with spices in foods, there are serotonergic spices that can be in the foods. The problem ia not the foods but some spices, some of them acts as serotonin reuptake inhibitors or other serotonergic effects. I've also crashed severely with herbs. Again, this didn't happen to me in the past but now it's a huge problem and I have to check every ingredient in every food.