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Too much caffeine?
« on: June 14, 2013, 10:01:46 AM »
The text under my username when I post says "Too much caffeine". But... How can you get too much caffeine? Isn't it the more the better?
 

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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2013, 12:49:58 PM »
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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2013, 04:28:28 PM »
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The text under my username when I post says "Too much caffeine". But... How can you get too much caffeine? Isn't it the more the better?


It's like anything other legal stimulant. In small doses it's fine. In larger does it can cause lots of health related issues. People can build up a tolerance to caffeine and need more in order to get any kind of 'hit' from it.


Here is a list of stuff that can happen from drinking too much.

  • Jitters, Restlessness, and Nervousness
  • Increased heartbeat
  • Nausea
  • Anxiety
  • Heart palpitations (cardiac arrhythmia)
  • Insomnia
  • Sweating
  • Dizziness
  • Vomiting


I have read about full on heart attacks happening because too much has been consumed but I am unsure how much was actually consumed. I would presume that there are underlying health issues too in order to cause this.

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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2013, 04:38:12 PM »
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It's like anything other legal stimulant. In small doses it's fine. In larger does it can cause lots of health related issues. People can build up a tolerance to caffeine and need more in order to get any kind of 'hit' from it.


Here is a list of stuff that can happen from drinking too much.

  • Jitters, Restlessness, and Nervousness
  • Increased heartbeat
  • Nausea
  • Anxiety
  • Heart palpitations (cardiac arrhythmia)
  • Insomnia
  • Sweating
  • Dizziness
  • Vomiting


I have read about full on heart attacks happening because too much has been consumed but I am unsure how much was actually consumed. I would presume that there are underlying health issues too in order to cause this.


I got all those and I don't even drink coffee.  Unfair.!
 

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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2013, 03:27:28 AM »
Maybe I have some kind of tolerance against coffe, I don't know. I have no problem drinking coffee before bed and I can't understand when people say "I can't have coffee in the afternoon because I can't sleep". It's many, many hours until bedtime! Very alien to me.

In fact, a cup of coffe has a relaxing effect on me. I guess because you are essentially taking a break. Sit down for ten minutes with a coffe and you feel much better!

I do agree that excessive coffee consumption might not be such a good idea if you have health issues.

Ok, to much babbling. I need coffe;)
 

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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2013, 12:32:50 PM »
Same here, I can finish that last sip of coffee, lay down and I am OUT :lol:
 

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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2013, 12:44:09 PM »
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It's like anything other stimulant. In small doses it's fine.


There, fixed that for you ;-).

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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2013, 12:47:19 PM »
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Same here, I can finish that last sip of coffee, lay down and I am OUT :lol:
Some people would call that addiction. I'm not addicted to coffe, I can stop drinking anytime I want. But I do not want to stop drinking. Why would I?
 

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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2013, 12:55:08 PM »
You're just in denial.

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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2013, 01:07:31 PM »
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You're just in denial.
I don't know what you are talking about;)
 

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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2013, 11:35:48 PM »
Quote from: CritAnime;737858
It's like anything other legal stimulant. In small doses it's fine. In larger does it can cause lots of health related issues. People can build up a tolerance to caffeine and need more in order to get any kind of 'hit' from it.


Here is a list of stuff that can happen from drinking too much.

  • Jitters, Restlessness, and Nervousness
  • Increased heartbeat
  • Nausea
  • Anxiety
  • Heart palpitations (cardiac arrhythmia)
  • Insomnia
  • Sweating
  • Dizziness
  • Vomiting


I have read about full on heart attacks happening because too much has been consumed but I am unsure how much was actually consumed. I would presume that there are underlying health issues too in order to cause this.


It can cause problems for people with mental health issues too.
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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2013, 11:56:58 PM »
Quote from: CritAnime;737858
It's like anything other legal stimulant. In small doses it's fine. In larger does it can cause lots of health related issues. People can build up a tolerance to caffeine and need more in order to get any kind of 'hit' from it.


Here is a list of stuff that can happen from drinking too much.

  • Jitters, Restlessness, and Nervousness
  • Increased heartbeat
  • Nausea
  • Anxiety
  • Heart palpitations (cardiac arrhythmia)
  • Insomnia
  • Sweating
  • Dizziness
  • Vomiting

+9

Caffeine is a powerful drug and should be used responsibly.

I didn't know caffeine was a drug and one of my girlfriends would come over and make me a large pitcher of Tea.  (I think she used a lot of teabags).  OMG it TASTED SO GOOOD!  I would drink the whole gallon in 1 day.  Then I would get really euphoric and become a supermegacoder.  Then my heart would start to beat irregularly.

> How do u know it was beating irregularly?

Because while sitting lazily in a completely relaxed way my heart was POUNDING away in my chest.  I could easily feel every heartbeat in my chest and in my fingers.  I could feel it doing this weird irregular jumping around thing.  Not good!

So after that I used caffeine only in small controlled doses.

Many years later I got to the point that I had to completely STOP using caffeine in any way.


Millions of ppl have restless leg syndrome which can be cured by avoiding caffeine.  But no doctor will tell you that.  They keep it secret so they can make more money off of you.

Millions of ppl grind their teeth at night which can be cured by avoiding caffeine.  But no doctor will tell you that.  They keep it secret so they can make more money off of you.
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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2013, 12:01:08 AM »
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Maybe I have some kind of tolerance against coffe, I don't know. I have no problem drinking coffee before bed and I can't understand when people say "I can't have coffee in the afternoon because I can't sleep". It's many, many hours until bedtime! Very alien to me.

In fact, a cup of coffe has a relaxing effect on me. I guess because you are essentially taking a break. Sit down for ten minutes with a coffe and you feel much better!


If caffeine relaxes you then you are addicted to caffeine.

Ppl who smoke say the same thing.
"In fact, a cigarette  has a relaxing effect on me. I guess because you are essentially taking a break. Sit down for ten minutes with a cigarette and you feel much better!"
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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2013, 11:44:34 AM »
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Millions of ppl have restless leg syndrome which can be cured by avoiding caffeine.  But no doctor will tell you that.  They keep it secret so they can make more money off of you.


In the civilised world where we have free healthcare the doctors will.

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Millions of ppl grind their teeth at night which can be cured by avoiding caffeine.  But no doctor will tell you that.  They keep it secret so they can make more money off of you.


See above. ;)
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Re: Too much caffeine?
« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2013, 04:55:53 PM »
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In the civilised world where we have free healthcare the doctors will.


No part of any world has free healthcare.

You pay for it with gigantic ridiculously high taxes.
You pay for it with a depressed economy.
You pay for it with depressed technology.
You pay for it with rampant poverty.
You pay, you pay and then you pay some more, whether you need any healthcare or not.

You can be 100% healthy every day for 10 years but you will still PAY thousands of $$$$ every single year for your "free healthcare".
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