I must admit that I have been guilty of turning to sugar and caffeine to give me a quick boost out of my funky moments, and that has probably not helped me in the long run. Since many alcoholics in recovery are hypoglycemic to an extent, our blood sugar can get out of whack. The flip side to the sugar and caffeine rush is that whatever goes up must come down and thus, the subsequent crash.
I read something about gaba effecting the neurotransmitters in our brains in a good way, undoing some of the damage done there by alcohol. I heard also some good things about L-theanine. If using nutritional science can give me an edge in sobriety then I am definitely down with it. Perhaps it's time for me to include it in my outlook of "going to any lengths." Have a great night one and all.