Sick from caffeine?

[Calutaxi484]

I used to drink a good bit of coffee, but I haven't had any in a few months.I don't drink anything but water normally. This morning though I drank a couple cups of coffee and felt pretty nasty afterward.

I kind of almost felt hungover. I got a headache, felt a bit nauseated, and my hands were shaking. I'm assuming that since I'm not used to having any type of caffeine that might be the cause?

 

It's been a few hours now and I feel fine.

 

This ever happen to anyone else?

 

Edit: I didn't eat anything this morning so it wasn't from food.

Edited September 29, 2011 by Calutaxi484

[denise_xo]

Yes, this has happened to me in a few different ways.

 

When I was younger I used to binge drink coffee and when I'd had too much I'd get the kind of reactions you describe. I would also get them if I'd been sick for a while and therefore not had any coffee, and then resumed drinking coffee again.

 

I've now cut down on my coffee consumption and have a very strong cup in the morning but otherwise try to stay away or only have the occasional additional cup. If I have more than that, I immediately get physical reactions.

 

I've recently tried decaf. I used to think it was heretical but now I find it a good alternative when I want the taste of coffee without those physical side effects.

[Cypress25]

Actually I think it was the combination of several cups of coffee and no food. Large amounts of caffeine on an empty stomach is bound to make you feel like crap. Eat something with your morning coffee to avoid that feeling.

[Forever Learning]

Caffeine is a legal drug, like nicotene. Caffeine can throw your blood sugar off. That could be the hangover feeling you got along with the resultant spike in insulin, a nasty feeling if you are NOT conditioned to it day after day like other caffeine 'drug fiends'. Caffeine also contributes to insulin resistance and increases appetite.

 

The upside of caffeine is that in moderation, caffeine can temporarily elevate mood. That is helpful now and then for someone like me who gets in the occasional mildly sad/bad/unmotivated type mood. A cup of coffee is helpful to elevate my mood. Sugar in my coffee helps too ( I think that gives me an extra energy kick with the caffeine). But it wouldn't be as truly helpful for those with hard core clinical depression, those cases require anti-depressants. I know because I've been there too, and a cup of coffee wouldn't help the crying spells associated with real clinical depression.

 

I have attached a link to a neat article below. It talks about many aspects of what caffeine does for mood, insulin, metabolism, weight loss, and the body's own naturally occurring calming chemicals, GABA.

 

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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_coffee_and_caffeine_hinder_weight_loss

 

Here is the article from the above link:

 

"Some people lose additional pounds after stopping coffee or caffeine. Studies have shown that caffeine (as in coffee and some sodas) contributes to insulin resistance (thus making it harder to lose weight), increases appetite (again making it harder to lose weight) and contributes to food cravings (making it difficult to adhere to a weight loss

diet). In those studies, even decaffeinated coffee is shown to be detrimental to weight loss.

 

Caffeine also interferes with GABA and prevents it from performing its calming duties in the human body. This then increases physiological and psychological stress (often associated with both overeating and difficulty adhering to a weight loss diet). Those who are trying to lose body fat (weight) would do well to avoid caffeine.

 

Many overweight people, particularly those who have frequently 'dieted' and lost weight only to regain it later, are insulin resistant. Unfortunately, many people are insulin resistant without being aware of it. If you have insulin resistance, using caffeine will further affect your metabolism. It will have the opposite outcome of what you want.

 

In the long term, avoiding caffeine will help to boost your metabolism. You can naturally increase your metabolism in a significant way by eliminating or limiting refined processed carbohydrates (apart from the occasional treat) and replacing them with 'fat burning' foods. If you are unsure what these foods are, you will find a list of refined processed carbohydrates and a list of fat burning foods, further down this page, listed under Sources and Related Links.

 

To increase your metabolism further, add cardio exercise to the above suggestions, plus, if you are able, weight training. Weigh training will increase lean muscle that can burn extra calories 24 hours daily and not just when you are exercising. Even if you are unable to exercise, increasing your metabolism by making the food changes mentioned above will enable you to lose weight and avoid future weight gain."

 

 

[KathyM]

I used to drink a good bit of coffee, but I haven't had any in a few months.I don't drink anything but water normally. This morning though I drank a couple cups of coffee and felt pretty nasty afterward.

I kind of almost felt hungover. I got a headache, felt a bit nauseated, and my hands were shaking. I'm assuming that since I'm not used to having any type of caffeine that might be the cause?

 

It's been a few hours now and I feel fine.

 

This ever happen to anyone else?

 

Edit: I didn't eat anything this morning so it wasn't from food.

Caffeine can be hard on the stomach if you only drink that on an empty stomach. I have read that caffeine, in moderation, can be a good thing. I read that a couple of cups of coffee per day can help to prevent alzheimers, and it can certainly help you to stay focused and alert. In moderation, I think it mostly has beneficial effects, but do have it with food, and not on an empty stomach.

[Casablanca]

You can become addicted to caffeine...I have withdraws at times...or if I drink say a soda in the morning compared to tea, I get a headache....so different types/amounts can give me a headache.

[mike111]

In my own experience, caffeine has been both good and bad. Too much, I go mental. Just the right amount, i function quite well. None at all, I get flat.

 

The woman I fell in love with, currently, drinks way too much caffeine and she admits it is a cause of some of her current mental issues.

 

I think it gets worse when you mix caffeine with psychiatric drugs, none of which i am taking. But she is.

 

mike

[thatone]

You can become addicted to caffeine...I have withdraws at times...or if I drink say a soda in the morning compared to tea, I get a headache....so different types/amounts can give me a headache.

 

from someone who has both smoked and drank diet sodas since i was in high school, i can tell you that the caffeine can absolutely be more addictive than the nicotine is.

 

there was never any physical withdrawal for me when i simply stopped smoking due to being around or dating non smokers. there is physical withdrawal with the caffeine. to the point that i can't go to sleep if i know there's no diet coke in the fridge, i have to go get some before i go to bed because there's a sort of chemical/mental fear of not having the caffeine in the morning.

 

and the nicotine tolerance for me built pretty quickly, the rush i got from the cigarette was soon gone. but the first diet coke in the morning for me to this day is like liquid cocaine going down my throat .