If your body is used to a certain dose of caffeine daily (i.e. 3-4 mugs of coffee at least per day), what side effects will you experience if you don't get that amount/or no coffee in a day?
What are the side affects of having too much caffeine in your system?
2006-11-21 18:20:43 · 11 answers · asked by Missterious 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
if you don't get the caffeine you are used to it may develop headaches and fatigue...this takes a regular consumption to get to this point....the side affects of daily caffeine intake are alertness, mood swings, shakes, jitters and sometimes may induce heart palpitations.
2006-11-21 18:25:35 · answer #1 · answered by surfmerrick24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If people are especially sensitive to caffeine or if they consume more than 250 mg at one time (more than two 6-oz cups of coffee or five 12-oz colas), they may notice minor side effects including insomnia, restlessness, irritability, nervousness, headaches, hand tremors, extra heartbeats and an inability to concentrate.
Less noticeable side effects include a temporary increase in blood pressure, breathing rate and metabolism. Some symptoms of PMS (breast tenderness, irritability and headache) may be increased with caffeine use. Also, some researchers think that caffeine increases the amount of calcium lost in urine and feces. However, as long as people get the recommended amount of calcium each day, the effects of caffeine on the bones seem to be minimal. For more information on calcium in the diet and osteoporosis, see Medline Plus.
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More serious side effects While consuming moderate amounts of caffeine does not seem to have long-term detrimental effects, consuming larger amounts of caffeine on a regular basis (1000 mg or about ten 6-oz cups of coffee a day) may be linked to conception problems, increased episodes of heartburn and changes in bowel habits.
Too much caffeine may lead to sleep deprivation and a tendency to disregard the normal warning signals that the body is tired and needs rest. Caffeine does not replenish energy or prevent emotional fatigue; food and sleep are the only remedies for these. When normal sleeping patterns are continually disrupted, mood depression may occur. Too much caffeine may also lead to anxiety-related feelings such as excessive nervousness, sweating and tremors.
People who are taking medications for depression, anxiety or insomnia, high blood pressure, other heart problems, chronic stomach upset or kidney disease should avoid caffeine until discussing the matter with a clinician.
If you want to avoid some of the annoying side effects of caffeinated beverages (e.g., jitters or sleeplessness), switching to decaffeinated drinks may help.
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2006-11-21 18:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by roastizard 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I switched from coffee to a natural and healthy energy drink I experienced a headache for a day maybe two but then it was over and I feel great now (even lost a few pounds) and have lot's of get up and go without the caffeine
2006-11-21 20:25:23 · answer #3 · answered by The Rev 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Caffiene tricks your body into thinking it's not tired by disabling reception of hormones that trigger sleepiness, thus it makes you "feel awake" when you really are worse off. There is no energy boost to caffiene, just deception, and makes you more likely to eventually collapse from exhaustion. It's also a toxin, which will trigger your bodys natural reaction to flush the toxin out of your body (diuretic effect), and the reason why you pee so much after consuming so much soda/coffee/etc. It also saps calcium from your bones and keeps your body from absorbing important nutrients. Drinking too much of it can cause jitters, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, blacking out, hallucinations, and potentially death. The hangover feeling is because Alcohol and Caffiene have the same diretic effect, you're dehydrated, and one of the symptoms of dehydration is a pretty bad headache, Which is why drinking water during drinking is so important.
2016-03-12 21:17:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I usually get a headache if I don't have my morning caffeine fix. If I go for too long, mild depressed feelings.
Too much caffeine can make you jittery, induce mild hallucinations if you are also sleep deprived (mine are usually of black cats disappearing around a corner), and way too much on an empty stomach can cause excess acid.
p.s.-- why call them "side effects"? they are all effects.....
2006-11-21 18:24:46 · answer #5 · answered by Ms. Switch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I drink alot of coffee but I never seem to get any side effects if I don't have it other than a rather strong craving for diet coke vanilla, not sure if that is related.
2006-11-21 19:29:56 · answer #6 · answered by sereneicequeen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Side effects:
Increased adrenaline and awareness (keeping you awake)
decrease in bone marrow (weakens your bones)
stimulates heart (BAD)
not getting caffiene once your body has been conditioned:
You are physically dependent on it and will be sleepy than you normally should be after a goods night rest.
2006-11-21 18:23:33 · answer #7 · answered by Jac R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get headaches, and feel extremely fatigued for not getting your normal amount.
Too much, can cause you to be jittery, anxious, and sometimes you can get heart burn, diarrhea, and nausea.
2006-11-21 18:23:58 · answer #8 · answered by jay_p 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not as much could cause you to have headaches
too much could cause heart palpitaions
2006-11-21 18:22:54 · answer #9 · answered by twysty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
headache
2006-11-21 18:40:28 · answer #10 · answered by CROSS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋