Caffeine Withdrawal Recognized As Real

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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In other news....

[foistboinder]

Water is wet.

as I sip my coffee..

[hitchhacker]

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

It isn't a joke

[tod_miller]

I don't actually enjoy drinking coke (TM) that much - however some days I just feel the need for one you know...

Coffee usually requires a bit more effort (filter coffee at work, no funky coffee machine) and coke is so readily avilable.

There was a half witty documentary that showed what happened to four office females when deprived of coffee, coke, and chocolate (all caffeine and comfort, too many C's). They became ultra-hyper-bitches.

Which is only shy above thier usual office bitchyness (you know the types).

Anyway, yes it is real - we have all experienced it I am sure. even cats were rumoured to be subject to it after Whiskas (cat food) was rumoured to contain caffeine.

Why is caffeine in coke?

according to Coca Cola

Rumor: Caffeine in soft drinks is addictive
Our Response: Caffeine is not addictive. Caffeine has had a long history in the food supply, consumed as long ago as 2700 B.C. Scientific evaluation of caffeine's physiological effects in light of the criteria for drug dependence clearly shows that caffeine is not similar to the use of drugs of abuse or dependence. It is true that some symptoms of withdrawal can be experienced by some people if caffeine consumption is stopped abruptly.

So they do cover this, I wonder how new this is, or if they will update this, they used ot have a bit about WHY they put it in there, like for flavour.

My caffeine addicted ass.

Also Remember

[temojen]

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

Re:Anyone else find it funny...

[BrodyVess]

Perhaps its because the human body is tied essentially to them?

Spare me the vegan propoganda. No, really, just spare me. I have sharp pointy teeth for a reason. Our most closely related cousins, chimpanzees, regularly eat meat. They hunt small mammals, they steal eggs, they eat insects. Australopithicines are estimated to have needed around 35% animal protien in their diet.

And yes, it is possible to substitute in things like beans and legumes to get the same protiens, fats, lipids, and other nutrients that are found in meat. But please recognize that it is a substitution.

Only in western countries are we so priveleged that we can decide to exclude whole classes of food from our diets for reasons of weight managment or conscience. Being vegan makes no more biological sense than being atkin.

Oh, and to stave off the rebuke- yes, I know where my meat comes from. I've lived on a farm, I've seen the cows, I know how they're killed, processed and used. I can point to a living cow and show you where my steak comes from. Yes, hormones are put in cows. Your soybeans may just be GM. Even if they're "certified organic" (a term for which the FDA assigns no meaning whatsoever) the field directly beside them probably isn't.