Coffee in its common form is a) acidic and b) inflammatory. Not a good thing for RSD.

That said, it definitely promotes a more "motivational" mindset, artificial or not - and that ain't always a bad thing. And there are plenty of other physical things to eliminate along the road to recovery.

I've found personally that a capful of organic apple cider vinegar mixed in a glass of Berkey filtered pure non fluoridated water gets me jacked up (not as intensely as coffee of course). But it's alkaline and non-inflammatory, with a host of benefits.

Coffee does rock though