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Caffeine sensitivity

1223345
1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
edited January 21 in Food and Nutrition
Question! Is it possible to suddenly develop a sensitivity to caffeine?

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  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    Bump! Really, anyone here who is sensitive to caffeine? Maybe they're not awake yet, must be hard to get going without coffee? :bigsmile:
  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
    What do you mean by "sensitive"? I'm sensitive in that if I suddenly stop drinking it I get a headache and feel stabby. :)
  • lilpoindexter
    lilpoindexter Posts: 1,123 Member
    Just keep drinking more, the sensitivity will go away.
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    Sigh...... :grumble:
  • ScottishMrs
    ScottishMrs Posts: 254 Member
    What sort of sensitivity? I discovered that caffeine gives me wicked mood swings where I get super depressed to the point of feeling suicidal ~24 hours after having any.
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    What sort of sensitivity? I discovered that caffeine gives me wicked mood swings where I get super depressed to the point of feeling suicidal ~24 hours after having any.

    Any sensitivity really. I felt do rotten after drinking my coffee today, and that is not the norm. After about three hours I saw a major and sudden improvement. I had a wired feeling, but NOT a good wired, more like a funky, nervous, and anxious wired. Similar to anxiety, but not exactly anxiety. It was no fun! I have heard of people developing a sensitivity to caffeine, but I really don't know how this can begin. I figure maybe allergic reactions can develop suddenly, maybe this can too?

    I will add, I am not going to be home for the next several hours, so it's not that I am going to be ignoring the thread, I am just going to be where I can't be in here. If anyone responds or asks me any other questions, I just want that to be known.
  • caly_man
    caly_man Posts: 281 Member
    yup that's me.

    for a long time i didn't even know that's what i had

    mind you ive never been a heavy coffee drinker, just 16 oz on sunday morning with sweetened creamer. It goes great with pancakes or a waffle or a nice piece of sweet bread.

    that evening i would get this nasty nauseating feeling in my stomach that would last for hours. it took me a while to pin point the culprit but once i switch to decaf, it never happened again.

    the odd thing is, if i got the caffeine from another source like sodas, my stomach would not ache.
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