Can chocolate affect your behavior?!

Can chocolate affect your behavior?

I find when I eat chocolate, I become eccentric, crazy and hyper. For example, a few months ago, I purchased a large bag of Easter eggs at lunch and ate them throughout the afternoon. By the end of the day I was jumping around pretending I was a chipmunk. This was out of character even for me, as I am normally extraverted and outgoing. Anyway, I was wondering what it is in chocolate that makes me act this way. It's not just the sugar, because when I eat surgery foods I don't behave differently, and it isn't just the caffeine because when I drink Red Bull or Coke, I don't get really hyper. It only seems to be with the chocolate. Why is this, or is it just me imaging the chocolate has an effect?

I believe it can. I am agitated if I eat brownies. The babysitter said she could tell when my son had chocolate, because his behavior became erratic. He did not act that way just because he ate sugar or drank caffeine pop. He has always had allergies. He is an adult now and unfortunately was diagnosed as bipolar and worse. He reacted violently to taking Paxil. So, watch yourself in case there is some connection.