Has Anybody Ever Noticed A Caffeine-like Effect With Wild Mushrooms

[Little Bit Farm]

I am very sensitive to caffeine. It gives me heart palpitations, waves of anxiety up and down my body, and the shakes when I am coming off of it. One time I went to an event, and was offered some Mushroom Coffee, which supposedly had half the caffeine of regular coffee. I was given a small sample, which was about half of a regular styrofoam cup full. Not much! I had a HUGE reaction to that coffee! It was supposed to have Maitake, and some others in it. A few years later, I ate some morels, and had a similar, but milder reaction, this time without the coffee. I have never had this reaction with button, portabella, puffball, nor Shitake. Anyway, just curious if anybody else has noticed this kind of reaction to mushrooms, or if any mushrooms are known to have caffeine?

[Jeff Falcone]

Most of those coffee alternatives contain stimulants of some kind. Mudwater, for example, contains chai tea. I've never heard of a mushroom having caffeine. Mushrooms are loaded with phytochemicals that are largely unknown. It's certainly possible that some react with some people to cause a stimulant effect. This is very interesting

[Little Bit Farm]

Thank you for responding! It was just an interesting thing to me. Wanted to hear other's experiences! 😊

[GCn15]

People can have allergic like reactions to a certain type of mushroom while others cause no problems. If I were to guess, I would say your mushroom coffee was fortified with real coffee, chicory, or tea or you had a mild allergic reaction that caused your symptoms.