I love coffee, but drink only a small amount per day. It quickens morningly bowel efforts. I sometimes get a small headache from the coffee but it's always superficial and never lasts long. I doubt it's related to these recent intense ones. They're just fundamentally different. The doc indicated that the type of headaches I'm having are a result of tension. I prefer yerba mate tea for alertness; there's no crash afterwards and it has nutrition, and it's the only thing so far that can even touch my headaches.

The anxiety pill helped relieve stress, but it's kind of trippy and makes me dum:i feel stupid:. I take for granted the minimum of side effects that come from herb.