I usually drink one cup in a day, but when I misses that, I get the headache in the afternoon. My friends told me that it is the lack of caffeine which does not dilate the blodd vessels in the head, which causes the pain.
2007-02-08 04:35:59 · 16 answers · asked by Pug 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Yes, it is the lack of caffeine.
Once your body becomes accustumed to this drug it depends on it. Without it you will become tired, memory fog, irritable and headaches.
It ia hard to believe that this is happening when you miss only one cup. Most coffee drinkers drink coffee throughout the day. Your one cup must be strong.
I am caffeine sensitive and I make weak coffee and drink about 4 cups per day. If my coffee is too strong or I have too much I get the jitters and get light headed and my heart races.
We have taken up using a Perculator for coffee rather than the Drip Style. It seems to make better coffee and we can regulate the caffeine and make weak if we like. If we use less grounds in a Drip it taste awful.
Headaches are commin in those who need the lift from coffee if they miss their daily dose.
2007-02-08 04:48:39 · answer #1 · answered by Nevada Pokerqueen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend is right. Your body gets used to the daily dose of caffeine and when you don't drink the coffee, it goes into withdrawl. Though I am surprised that you only drink one cup and this happens. Caffeine opens up the blood vessels, that is why Excedrine is great for headaches, it has caffeine in it!
2007-02-08 04:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by The Queen Bee 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
About the same thing happened to me when I had 2-3 caffienated drinks per day, possibly more. If I didn't drink any caffiene, I would also get a terrible headache. My friends and I called it "caffiene withdrawl." Sort of like a caffiene hang-over.
2007-02-08 09:17:47 · answer #3 · answered by Lithium 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, when you drink caffeine regularly your body gets used to it. Caffeine is a vasoconstrictor, and your body gets used to that, so when you don't have it, your body goes into a sort of withdrawl.
2007-02-08 04:45:21 · answer #4 · answered by Emerald 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds reasonable to me, but then that means you're addicted to caffiene. I'd get a doctor's opinion and try to wean myself off caffiene since it aggravates high blood pressure in later years.
Good Luck
2007-02-08 04:44:21 · answer #5 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes sometimes lack of caffene can cause headaches but if you only drink one cup a day that's probably not the cause of your headaches i drink three a day and don't get headaches when i miss a cup maybe you should talk to a doctor abou the headaches
2007-02-08 04:55:42 · answer #6 · answered by lol 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
caffeine is an addictive chemical! It definitely effects the brain, similarly to nicotine. Try weening yourself off of it. It'll get better though, I promise!
Good luck!
2007-02-08 05:26:30 · answer #7 · answered by KarmaBaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely this is the reason.Same thing happens to me or anyone else I know who has tried to get off coffee.I only drink expresso so you can imagine when i dont have that in the morning I get a whopper of a headache.When i cant have it I have to drink a 2 liter of diet pepsi or coke to compensate,Habits suck!
2007-02-08 07:02:05 · answer #8 · answered by maryann c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably have a mild addiction to caffine.
Try withdrawing slowly for 2 weeks cutting your consumption slowly.
Do not "cold turkey."
Your tolerance will probably increase again but that is just part of being a
caffiene addict." there are much worse things to be addicted to then
Starbucks!
2007-02-08 04:44:52 · answer #9 · answered by charlotte q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's the caffeine
2007-02-08 04:44:49 · answer #10 · answered by xquis81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋