And while there are plenty of people who get grouchy without their morning cup of joe, experts don't consider caffeine to be addictive,
because caffeine withdrawal isn't a threat to a person's physical or social well - being.
Not exact matches
Addiction
Caffeine addiction or dependence begins because caffeine first creates the alert feeling that coffee drinkers crave, and later becomes a chemical that the body needs to prevent withdrawal symptoms such as headaches, lethargy, and dep
Caffeine addiction or dependence begins
because caffeine first creates the alert feeling that coffee drinkers crave, and later becomes a chemical that the body needs to prevent withdrawal symptoms such as headaches, lethargy, and dep
caffeine first creates the alert feeling that coffee drinkers crave, and later becomes a chemical that the body needs to prevent
withdrawal symptoms such as headaches, lethargy, and depression.
I don't drink coffee regularly
because I hate the feeling of being dependent on
caffeine to function in the morning (there was a dark time in my life when I was fully addicted to coffee for a solid month and had to endure splitting
withdrawal headaches for two days to break the habit), but I do enjoy a nice iced coffee here and there.
Chronic
caffeine consumers,
because of the developed tolerance, may have no net benefits from
caffeine, and that increased alertness and performance they experience are in fact a reversal of
withdrawal symptoms («
withdrawal relief»)[65,66,128,129].
Make sure you switch over gradually
because a sudden lack of coffee can cause
withdrawal symptoms, as the
caffeine content of tea is much lower.