dammit Options

[Dogmeat]

I drank a red bull at 5:30 right before I worked out this evening and I'm still fucking wide awake from this shit

I must be hyper sensitive to caffine or something...

[The Fanatic]

caffeine is usually harmless, unless it is taken in extremley large doses (which causes an overdose). Caffeine overdose is usually non fatal, but can include things like:

" 1. Recent consumption of caffeine, usually in excess of 250 mg.
2. At least five of the following signs:
1. restlessness
2. nervousness
3. excitement
4. insomnia
5. flushed face
6. diuresis
7. gastrointestinal disturbance
8. muscle twitching
9. rambling flow of thought and speech
10. tachycardia or cardiac arrhythmia
11. periods of inexhaustibility
12. psychomotor agitation
3. Not due to any physical or other mental disorder, such as an Anxiety Disorder.

Basically, overdosing on caffeine will probably be very very unpleasant but not kill or deliver permanent damage. However, People do die from it.

source: http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/caffeine/c...tml#WhatHappens

I also lost about 20 pounds when I stopped drinking sugary caffeine drinks

One more, same source:

"Regular caffeine consumption reduces sensitivity to caffeine. When caffeine intake is reduced, the body becomes oversensitive to adenosine. In response to this oversensitiveness, blood pressure drops dramatically, causing an excess of blood in the head (though not necessarily on the brain), leading to a headache.

This headache, well known among coffee drinkers, usually lasts from one to five days, and can be alleviated with analgesics such as aspirin. It is also alleviated with caffeine intake (in fact several analgesics contain caffeine dosages).

Often, people who are reducing caffeine intake report being irritable, unable to work, nervous, restless, and feeling sleepy, as well as having a headache. In extreme cases, nausea and vomiting has also been reported".

This post has been edited by Dr. Gonzo: Jan 16 2007, 11:11 AM