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Caffeine Withdrawal Recognized As Real

Posted by timothy on from the after-adhd-I-lost-respect dept.

Ben Sullivan writes "What many Slashdotters have long known looks set to become official: Caffeine withdrawal is for real. New research at Johns Hopkins should result in it being included in the next edition of the DSM, and recognized by the World Health Organization."

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  1. as I sip my coffee.. by hitchhacker · · Score: 4, Informative
    HOW CAN I QUIT OR REDUCE MY CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION?
    • Cut back gradually. Eliminate a cup or glassful a day rather than going "cold turkey."
    • Keep a log to see how much caffeine you consume. Remember to count medications and supplements. Experiment with your intake to see how you feel both physically and psychologically
    • Limit your intake to 200-300 mg of caffeine per day.
    • Substitute herbal tea, hot or cider or decaf coffee for caffeinated drinks.
    • Be active or be still - run, walk, bike ride, swim, do yoga or meditate.
    • Eat regular meals
    • Stop smoking - caffeine and cigarettes often go together.
    • Ask others in your house or office to decrease their caffeine with you. There is strength in numbers.
    • Remember that coffee does NOT help you to sober up after drinking alcohol.

    I didn't write these.
    -metric
  2. Re:found flavour link by DustMagnet · · Score: 2, Informative
    Caffeine is FLAVORLESS party people. Come on do a little bit of fricking research you wing nuts...

    Caffeine is bitter.

    Still, I hate to see companies get away with lying like this. There are plenty of non-psychoactive bitter flavors.

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  3. Re:found flavour link by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 2, Informative

    Um, try again. Maybe you need to do a little research. Caffeine indeed has quite a strong flavor, and I will bet you big $$$ to sit down and blind taste test Mountain Dew and No-Caffeine Mountain Dew.

    My information comes from direct experience, plus I've seen documented in numerous places that caffeine has a bitter taste.

    Where did you get your information? When you call people names, it looks really bad when you don't know what you're talking about.

    Thirty seconds with Google produces this from the NIH's National Library of Medicine:

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?hold ing=npg&cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11444592& dopt=Abstract

    I prefer the taste of caffeinated Dew to non-, but that doesn't vitiate the idea that beverage manufacturers do it to addict their customers.

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  4. Also Remember by temojen · · Score: 4, Informative
    There a LOT of bottled drinks on the market now that add caffeine, but don't mark it on the label as such. Watch out for:
    • Gauranna
    • Yerba Mate
    • Cola Nut
    • Winterberry
    • Cocoa extract
    • Black Tea Extract
    • Green Tea Extract