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Caffeine???

Has anyone ever heard that caffeine was bad for us? I've never noticed it giving me a problem. I heard that this older lady tells her granddaughter to stay away because it will cause her to have a crisis. ...Then when the girl drinks caffeine anyway she has a crisis.

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Permalink Reply by Sickle Cell Warrior on October 29, 2009 at 11:10pm

I've heard this and I don't drink anything with caffeine. The gist of it is that caffeinated drinks enhance the adrenergic effect which leads to dehydration. The adrenergic effect is the flight or fight response, where the body is in a hyper alert stage. This does increase your heart rate, acuity and senses; but it doesn't last long, and within a couple of hours, you're crashing down again---extremely tired, and dehydrated.

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Permalink Reply by Ade Dotun on January 13, 2010 at 8:20am

I think this is one of those situation that varies for individuals, i drink coffee everyday at home to stay awake, and I have never had a problem with it.

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Permalink Reply by Karen Vieira on February 12, 2010 at 12:15pm

Caffeine dehydrates and can lead to a crisis for me if I'm not taking care to be extra hydrated. So either I drink several glasses of water to combat the effects of the caffeine or I stay away from it completely. it is one of those things that it is good to be aware of so you don't throw yourself into a crisis by accident.

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Permalink Reply by Austyn Hart-Tinsley on May 25, 2011 at 2:34pm

I don’t drink caffeine either it throws my body into a fit (crisis).

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Permalink Reply by Fahid Rabiu on December 21, 2011 at 10:22am

I never knew it could be harmful, I just started drinking coffee recently but as at now, it hasn't cause me any problem. I used to take a lot of tea before but my doctor told me to reduce it cuz the tea i was taking contained iron.