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Caffeine dependence can cause a host of physiological effects if caffeine consumption is not maintained. Commonly known caffeine withdrawal symptoms include headaches, fatigue, loss of focus, lack of motivation, mood swings, nausea, insomnia, dizziness, cardiac issues, hypertension, anxiety, and backache and joint pain; these can range in severity from mild to severe. [18]
Both Gustav III and his father had read and been strongly influenced by a 1715 treatise from a French physician on the dangers of what would later be identified as caffeine in tea and coffee. [6] Gustav III viewed coffee consumption as a threat to the public health and was determined to prove its negative health effects. To this end he ordered ...
The person could suffer from severe symptoms of caffeine withdrawal including headaches, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. It is recommended that the person reduces caffeine consumption gradually to avoid withdrawal as attempts to suddenly discontinue all caffeine consumption are frequently abandoned due to the severity of the withdrawal ...
“For people with a history of anxiety, depression, or mood disorders,” Feller says, “high caffeine intake can exacerbate feelings of instability.” You can even have caffeine withdrawal ...
Purdy suggests swapping a highly caffeinated drink to one with less caffeine, such as green tea in place of coffee, which has about 30 to 50 mg of caffeine per cup compared with coffee’s 95 to ...
A growing chorus of concerned former caffeine “addicts” are trying to wake people up to the substance’s negative effects.
The history of coffee dates back centuries, first from its origin in Ethiopia and later in Yemen. It was already known in Mecca in the 15th century. Also, in the 15th century, Sufi monasteries in Yemen employed coffee as an aid to concentration during prayers. [ 1 ]
Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug. [20] [21] Unlike most other psychoactive substances, caffeine remains largely unregulated and legal in nearly all parts of the world. Caffeine is also an outlier as its use is seen as socially acceptable in most cultures with it even being encouraged.