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I don’t get lumps, but I do get chest palpitations which are sometimes so severe that I can’t sleep at night. It’s truly frightening. I’ve cut out most black teas, except for one lightly steeped cup sometimes in the morning and that seems to have helped.

I think this is a mate isn’t it? which means it has Maltiene in it, not caffeine… pretty much caffeine without the jitters. I had to ditch coffee because it was complicating some health issues for me, so when I really needed an alertness jolt, this tea type saved my arse!
on a side note, about the allergies… try quercetin, a natural anti-histamine, and a bio-flavonoid found in many of our foods. Sorry for the lecture, but I figure if what helped me can help others… well I have to share it :)

Hey, helpful lectures are always welcome! I will definitely look in to that. At this point, I either don’t function because I can’t breathe, or I don’t function because I’m exhausted. There has to be a better way!

Yes coffee used to cause lumps in my chest area. Started taking evening primrose oil and extra vitamin E and STOPPED drinking coffee. Ok I’ve slipped and had two cups of the stuff in the last three months. Just a suggestion on the vitamins there. Have you tried just taking your allergy meds at night before bed. Mine make me sleepy but they last 12 hours and taking at night I have found helps.

Good luck, I know what a pain it can be to deal with these issues, they take over your whole life!!!

Yup, I take mine every night before bed, helps me sleep like a rock ;) But it also makes it very hard to get up in the morning. Thanks for the leads on the vitamins, I’ll take a peek at those too! Every little bit helps!

I thought the doc that suggested them was a quack, but they actually did work to a point. I still get the pain and the things are still there, I just notice them less.