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EricaAlt
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Chocolate before bed
Anyone else not able to sleep if you have chocolate before bed. Actually, specifically Hersheys. Weirdest thing, but if I had a Hershey's choc bar or the choc kisses I don't sleep well. I have the same reaction with certain allergy meds.
I'm not restless, but I just lay there relaxed and can't fall asleep.
ETA - I can't have coffee after around 1 - 2 PM either.
Ugh! The fun things coming with age. I used to never have this issue.
Message edited 8/16/2019 11:07:15 AM.
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GoldenRod
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Re: Chocolate before bed
Chocolate has caffeine, so if you're sensitive to it, it could definitely affect you. There isn't a lot in there, but probably enough to keep you from sleeping well.
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| Posted 8/16/19 11:20 AM |
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EricaAlt
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Re: Chocolate before bed
Posted by GoldenRod
Chocolate has caffeine, so if you're sensitive to it, it could definitely affect you. There isn't a lot in there, but probably enough to keep you from sleeping well.
But I'm fine with certain cookies or choc ice cream. Mostly Hersheys. Not that I'm a big dessert person, but I didn't sleep much at Hershey Park. LOL
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| Posted 8/16/19 11:28 AM |
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Momma2015
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Re: Chocolate before bed
I could drink a red bull before bed and pass out almost immediately. Nothing and no one can keep me from sleep! 
The only time that wasn't true was when I was pregnant. Pregnancy insomnia is LEGIT. 
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| Posted 8/16/19 12:05 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Chocolate before bed
Posted by Momma2015
I could drink a red bull before bed and pass out almost immediately. Nothing and no one can keep me from sleep!
The only time that wasn't true was when I was pregnant. Pregnancy insomnia is LEGIT.
OMG me too! I get lattes with double shots of espresso and then come home and pass out on the couch half way through a movie.
I could sleep on a picket fence, I swear
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| Posted 8/16/19 12:18 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: Chocolate before bed
I envy those that can have anything with caffeine late in the day. I can’t really have caffeine because it makes me so jumpy. If I do have it, then it has to be before the afternoon.
As for the chocolate.... Hmm I can’t stand chocolate these days, but when I liked it Hershey’s was the worst. OP maybe you can try a better chocolate to eat?
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| Posted 8/16/19 12:38 PM |
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Mombear2010
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Chocolate before bed
I felt like this just started happening to me this year and I assume it is age related. I always ate dark chocolate at night (all types of brands) but I had to cut down on it because I started having terrible anxiety/ trouble falling asleep. I think it must be the caffeine in hard chocolates.
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| Posted 8/16/19 12:43 PM |
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lululu
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Re: Chocolate before bed
Posted by EricaAlt
Posted by GoldenRod
Chocolate has caffeine, so if you're sensitive to it, it could definitely affect you. There isn't a lot in there, but probably enough to keep you from sleeping well.
But I'm fine with certain cookies or choc ice cream. Mostly Hersheys. Not that I'm a big dessert person, but I didn't sleep much at Hershey Park. LOL
There is more caffeine in a chocolate bar than there would be in the other desserts you mentioned. It is probably the caffeine.
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| Posted 8/16/19 2:01 PM |
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LuckyStar
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Re: Chocolate before bed
Posted by klingklang77
I envy those that can have anything with caffeine late in the day. I can’t really have caffeine because it makes me so jumpy. If I do have it, then it has to be before the afternoon.
I was like this for years. Then I had my DD. I’ve been heavily caffeinated for 3.5 years now.
Chocolate doesn’t bother me but a large coffee right before bed would be a problem. OP, you’re likely sensitive to caffeine. Eat your chocolate for breakfast 
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GoldenRod
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Re: Chocolate before bed
https://greatist.com/eat/does-chocolate-have-caffeine#1
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Plus, there may be another culprit lurking in chocolate that makes catching zzzs tougher: New research points to theobromine, a compound that also comes from the cacao beans, which has similar physiological effects to caffeine but is actually more abundant in chocolate than caffeine (research is still limited in this area, but it’s safe to say that the low amounts of caffeine in chocolate isn’t solely to blame for restless nights).
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a standard cup of coffee contains about 150 milligrams of caffeine.
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Standard Caffeine Amounts in Chocolate Foods
Note: This info was retrieved from the USDA Food Composition Database.
Dark Chocolate (60-85% cacao solids)
1 ounce (1/4 Lindt chocolate bar) = 23 milligrams
Cocoa Powder
1 tablespoon = 12 milligrams
Dark(ish) Chocolate (45-59% cacao solids)
1 ounce (3 dark chocolate Hershey Miniatures) =12 milligrams
Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Frosting
1 slice (1/12th cake with 2 tablespoons frosting) = 9 milligrams
Milk Chocolate
1 ounce (4 milk chocolate Hershey Kisses) = 4 milligrams
Chocolate Pudding Cup
1/2 cup (4 ounces) = 4 milligrams
Chocolate Chip Cookie
1-ounce cookie = 3 milligrams
Chocolate Ice Cream
1 small container (3.5 fluid ounces) = 2 milligrams
Chocolate Whole Milk
1 cup (8 ounces) = 2 milligrams
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| Posted 8/16/19 2:42 PM |
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BargainMama
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Chocolate before bed
Yup! Chocolate and chocolate ice cream
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| Posted 8/17/19 11:21 AM |
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SecretlyTTC14
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Re: Chocolate before bed
Posted by GoldenRod
https://greatist.com/eat/does-chocolate-have-caffeine#1
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Plus, there may be another culprit lurking in chocolate that makes catching zzzs tougher: New research points to theobromine, a compound that also comes from the cacao beans, which has similar physiological effects to caffeine but is actually more abundant in chocolate than caffeine (research is still limited in this area, but it’s safe to say that the low amounts of caffeine in chocolate isn’t solely to blame for restless nights).
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OMG that makes so much sense. My mom always complains that chocolate keeps her up at night. She can have a cup of coffee right after dinner though and that doesn't keep her up. I always thought she was nuts lol.
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| Posted 8/17/19 1:30 PM |
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