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From: stjohn@ingr.com (Lisa St John)
Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.bio
Subject: Re: Caffeine questions...
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Date: 20 Feb 90 21:28:40 GMT
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In article <2569@leah.Albany.Edu> ss6349@leah.albany.edu (Steven H. Schimmrich) writes:
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>I've been irritable, very sleepy (much more so than normal), have been
>suffering from headaches, and have had actual cravings for coffee.  Is this
>normal? Is caffeine addictive in any way? Is it all psychosomatic? Can anyone

Your symptoms sound exactly like caffeine withdrawal.  Yes, it is addictive
because it is a drug.  No, it is not psychosomatic.  I am particularly
sensitive to caffeine and it took me about a month to slowly wean myself 
from it.  However, I have been caffeine free for a year and I have no
problems now.  I do, however, drink caffeine occassionally and experience
no major problems (just the usual jitters).
 

>give me any references as to the effects of caffeine?  How much caffeine is

There is a book that I read from my library that is actually what
caused me to give up caffeine.  It is titled _Caffeine:  The User's and
Abuser's Guide_.  I don't recall the author.  It is a very thorough
book detailing all the bad stuff about caffeine and all the other
things that can be in coffee and how it all effects the body.


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