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Autumn (CA, USA) on 06/06/2009
5 out of 5 stars

I was feeling down and a little depressed. I was eating lunch, and put a little too much cayenne pepper on my lasagne (more than usual). After about 5 minutes, I was feeling so much better ! My depression just seem to "go away" and I had a jolt of sustained energy. By the way, I was drinking orange juice at the time. It is said that the folic acid in orange juice will enhance any mood enhancing (anti-depressant) substance. I definitely will be eating more cayenne pepper.
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Replied By Bow Rain (Portland, Oregon) on 10/18/2012

I've been having the same experience for about 10 days now. I started taking cayenne to help me knick some "under the weather" feelings that were going around the office. Coworkers were feverish, phlegmy, etc and I wanted no part of it. Goodness me, my mood has gone through the roof! I seriously went to journal today because I don't remember any of the things I was so upset about, ha. It's like the pattern of inconsistent moods has been completely interrupted... My mind just doesn't go there. I don't suffer from depression but I haven't felt this consistently jovial and energetic outside of times when I was working out every single day. It's fantastic and I feel so alert and even-keeled.
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Replied By Cindy (Illinois, USA) on 09/16/2024

This is what I love about being human! Getting all distracted and out-of-sorts to the point of totally forgetting you have something like cayenne. Then, REMEMBERING and riding that seemingly supernatural wave all the way back to the awesomeness of being human!!