I am addicted to caffeine and I want to know how much I can drink in a day. I drink the 375ml diet coke, I drink between 4 to 10 cans a day depending on how stressed out I am. I have tried giving it up but I got headaches, get very stressed and anxious but as soon as I drank a mouthful I felt it all lift.
2007-06-24 23:29:50 · 3 answers · asked by hamjamjr 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I did a search for "caffeine" and found many sites and what looks to be some good information. I also found some information on caffeine withdrawl headaches as well.
I do know that caffeine is a drug and can be addictive. I used to only drink four measuring cups of coffee a day and a diet cola or two before my pregnancy. I thought it would be hard to give up, especially knowing it would be "okay" while still pregnant (as opposed to beer and wine which I have not missed like I thought I would). I still drink coffee, maybe two or three pots (I use a four cup coffee maker) a week and while my husband bought me caffeine free diet Pepsi, I just don't like it as well any more, I think it's the soda itself. I figure that coffee is healther than soda at least. One thing I do when I want the "idea" of coffee is that I mix some already brewed grounds of half and half and either some decaf or regular, about a tablespoon's worth. It's more psychologocial than anything else and I don't think I'm really doing any harm to my baby. (I limit myself to one drink a day that is not water, soy milk or juice, so that would either be coffee or soda.)
I hope this helps. This might be a topic where you just have to do some searching on. As it is, I think I should review some of the inormation I have and have found on caffeine and pregnancy. Especially since, about four months along, I was reminded that chocolate contains caffeine. Oops.
2007-06-25 00:37:31 · answer #1 · answered by Vegan_Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive been to a coca-cola plant and i have been informed that the caffeine content of their drink is very minimal... i advice you to take coffee instead. its quiet healthy to have 2 cups in a day. drinking sodas is quiet unhealthy when taken in very large amounts. when u take coffee its better to use "equal" and the like to replace ur sugar.
2007-06-25 06:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by Aero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as much as you can pour down your pie hole
2007-06-25 06:37:33 · answer #3 · answered by sunny1falling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋