Yes, You Can Be Allergic To caffeine.
Some people have asked if people can be allergic to caffeine. I’m no doctor, but yes. Yes, you can be allergic to caffeine. And it’s not something a lot of doctors have known to look for. The effects of caffeine allergy look like some more severe mental disorders.
When you’re suffering from an allergic reaction to caffeine, one or more of the following things can happen: “loss of focus, intellectual deterioration, delusions, loss of judgement, and other symptoms of poisoning.” Because many people don’t properly recognize the caffeine allergy, they continue to ingest it (and why wouldn’t they?), and that can damage the brain and make things worse.
With symptoms like loss of focus and delusions and symptoms of poisoning, it’s no wonder the reaction often goes improperly diagnosed. What is diagnosed? “ADHD, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD, TMJD, PMS, and other conditions.”
If your doctor diagnoses you with any of the above, and you ingest a lot of caffeine, make sure he rules that out as a cause before putting you on a lot of drugs.
Source (Note that this is PRWeb, so it’s not a real news story. It’s just a press release from a company trying to sell books).
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I am addicted to caffeine. I cannot stop, even after several attempts. I can only stop for a few days at a time. I don’t know how to quit completely. Coffee is everywhere! Caffeine affects my moods and causes me physical pain.
Help!
I was searching for information on chest pain related to ENERGY DRINKS, and wasn’t really coming up with anything but thought it could be the high levels of caffeine. (I only tried 1 can of like 3 brands over a period of many months, thinking it was the brand itself.) Not only did I get each time the intense 1 minute of CHEST PAIN (and down toward my abdomen) but also the incredibly ITCHY/PAINFUL SKIN in my neck and chest area that a few folks have already mentioned. Has anyone experienced this combination of symptoms? I do not have either of these reactions with coffee, tea or anything else… except this meal-supplement shake I drank years ago (and hasn’t been made for years) that did the same thing to my skin (but didn’t give me the gripping chest pains.) If I drank it slowly, I was OK. Thanks for any relevant thoughts!
I just quit for six days recently and started one morning with for cups. Then, the next day at 5 am I drove to the corner chervon and bought a four pack of red bulls. Two are already gone. I guess you could say I fell off the wagon. Anyone else out there not able to quit??????
—EJM
Hello all~ I have been perplexed as well as debilitated by several symptoms I believe may be caused by coffee intake. Fatigue, confusion, dry eyes, exhaustion. I have come to realize there are many factors that come into play. Most of the time coffee will produce symptoms. I have found some companies spray their beans with DDT or other pesticides which may be causing different symptoms for us all. So each cup of coffee is not the same. I then decided to brew my own organic coffee with a mixture of decaf. Symptoms were not as severe but I did get an overall feeling of fatigue and headache. Mind you I only drink one cup a day. It is amazing given our symptoms we don’t just kick this habit. I have found comfort in green tea. Especially knowing it is actually good for me. I also find chocolate can make me sick as well. I never had any of these problems until I hit 35. So perhaps this was the time my symptoms just became more problematic. I do believe we should all try to replace coffee with another beverage for several weeks and try to stay strong. Let a friend know and support you. We should be enjoying our lives to the fullest and not be brought down by a dreaded bean that smells great and makes us feel terrible. These symptoms last for days and days! We should concentrate more on our good health. Good Luck to you all. Thank you so much for your comments, they have convinced me even more to avoid coffee and stick with juice and tea.!
I have had at least 5 cups of something with caffeine since I was like 11, so thats about 12 years now. Recently I had been overly tired and decided it was time to STOP drinking this stuff. I have ADD so Caffeine has the OPPOSITE affect on me then it’s supposed to. It acts more like a sedative then an upper. I was pretty much done with it for 3 days and got an extreme migraine. Assuming it was from caffeine withdrawl I decided to have a couple mountain dews. I also took some pain medications (I think it was alleve) I was better for another 24 hours. So this was a Friday, Saturday went very well and then that night I decided to have some coca cola when I was out with some friends. The next day I had another one with breakfast and another with lunch. Granted this is less then I normally drink it was a lot for having close to that much in a week. Immediately I felt as though I couldn’t breath. It stayed like that all day and the next day. Finally come Tuesday I was ok and went back to work. After drinking water all day I really wanted something carbonated so I grabbed a Mountain Dew on my way home, HUGE MISTAKE. I am still having problems but for a good hour afterwards I felt as though I was going to suffocate and I felt like I was bloated beyond belief. I now am pretty convinced that either I am allergic to caffeine or SOMETHING in the pop.
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About 14 years ago I collapsed and ever since I’ve been allergic to caffine.
Unfortunately I didn’t discover the actual cause for about 7 months - just though it was my generally bad student lifestyle. Basically I felt dizzy and weak all the time, couldn’t focus/concentrate and generally just felt rotton. Regularily I’d feel like I was going to pass out. This completely ruined my 3rd year of college and I ended up dropping out.
Doctors didn’t have a clue what it was, and as an offhand comment one told me maybe it was something I was eating. Luckily in the first group of things I quit caffine and after a few days of bad aches things started to get better.
If I had a caffine drink now, basically the symptoms would return with about 30 minutes, and would last into the following day (the once I tried). Happy to steer clear of the stuff.
Question:I am allergic to caffeine. Are there any cures yet for this allergy? The symptoms that I get are the following:It drives my blodpressure to dangerous levels,especially if I were to drink regular coffee or tea,digestive problems,can’t think clearly,and I also cannot sleep without taking a sleep aid like melatonin or some other sleep aid. I really wish there was a cure for caffeine allergy. I few cups of coffee could basically kill me. Please E-mail me back if you have any information for me.
Thankyou,
Jeremy Belcastro
So I just had my tird cup of the day. My right arm is now covered in small welts which look like mosquito bites and it itches like you would not believe. They will disappear completely in a little bit.
In general I get these welts on my feet, chest, and wrists. I’ve always had a little of this problem, but in the past month mafor skin problems. For those of you who get itchy skin and have skin problems, does this sound familiar?
I too have been breaking out all over. Little red bumps that look like mosquito bites and itch something awful. I drink 1-2 caffeinated drinks per day, but I’m wondering if this break out is caused by Chocolate. I have had this rash for the last 3-4 days and have had chocolate and caffeine each day. I have never had allergic reactions to anything in my life.
I can’t find anything on the web about allergic reaction to chocolate… but I hope that’s what it is. I can give up chocolate. I don’t want to give up my Mt. Dew.
Anyone have any ideas on this?
I have a weird one: every time I drink caffeine, I get weird menstral-like cramps whether or not I have my period. Am I crazy, or have any other women had this??
I get swellen glands in my neck and throat after drinking anything with caf, ANYTHING. Also various Rx drugs do the same thing. Docs dont know why, many think I am crazy. Its been determined that I have boarder line addisons disease.
It would be great if we could pull together and give each other support to kick this habit. I quit for 10 years and went back…been about 10 years back on, and my throat hurts like a (cant say that here) COMMENTS INVITED. Can we start a support group on line for this?
Sometimes I get headaches from caffeine and it usually depends on what or how much I am drinking. The headache is always just behind and above my left eye and if it’s severe it is the same on the right side. Cheap coffee like Folgers will really set it off or syrupy sodas like Coke. If I accumulate too much caffeine I will be very lethargic. I had a grande coffee last week and was down for the whole weekend. I once had a coffee ice cream shake from Coffee People and a half hour later I passed out.
I went to this site because every time I drink even the smallest amount of coffee I get jitery sick and I feel like Im traped. I felt like I was going crazy and my heart was pounding rapidly. I thought that it was all a coincidence that I got sick whenever I drank a cup of coffe. Im trying to let the feeling pass now and my head finally stopped pounding after some asprin. I will never drink coffee again.
i drank insane amounts of coffee for years.
suddenly, things went bad, i became really crazy and totaly lost it. i had major delusions and psychotic breaks and shifting states of consciouness. i was praying to aliens to contact me through an M&M tube. i lost it and ran around the house shaking in terror when i suddenly realised i as abducted by aliens as a child.
total lack of focus, aches and pains, sleeplessnes, . it feels like im loosing grip of reality. its like im controlling myself remotly from outer-space.
if i have 1 coke, it takes about 2 weeks to feel ‘normal’ again.
i cant express my hatred toward caffeine enough, and feel for the people who have lost half their lives to this shit in mental wards.
i want to talk to people with this condition. add me master_yates@msn.com
I used to drink about 5-10 sodas a day as a child (14-17) I am 19 years old now. I recently had an episode where I thought i was dying. Earlier that day I had consumed 1 soda, 1 cup of coffee and i was fine. A few hours later (on an empty stomach) I drank a Starbucks Machiato and totally lost it. My heart was beating so fast I got scared. I felt very ill and had extreme chest pains and delusions. I started to somewhat hallucinate seeing trails and such. I also could feel my pulse literally bursting the arteries in my neck. I thought it was just something i might have eaten. The next day I consumed 1 cup of coffee and felt similiar symptoms. I knew it was the caffeine. Prolonged exposure to the drug made me sicker and sicker. I have not had any caffeine for about 2 weeks now and I havent felt better. For me personally it wasnt hard to stop drinking it but it also contributed to my lack of sleep, which helped me not want to drink it. And also I had numbness in my extremeties (left arm particularly) and it was very scary. I wish you all the best of luck in quitting this terrible ingredient in which i used to enjoy so much.
When I was 19 or 20 I drank a can of Mt Dew, right after my eyes became itchy and swelled shut, my throat felt like it was swelling and closing off, I started vomiting, and felt terrible. Since then every time I have had a drink with caffine I have had similar symptoms.
I even had a reaction on my honeymoon after drinking a rootbeer that I didn’t realize has caffine, but sure enough it was in the ingreadients.
I even started to get itchy eyes and swelling when a co-worker left her freshly brewed coffee mug on my desk and I moved it to her desk, I do not know if it was residue or fumes. I am now 32 and have not had a caffinated beverage for over 6 years, and it feels good not to be a slave to drinks that contain it.
i just found out that im allegic to cafeine.my symtoms are very weird but painful. My hormones react differantly to caffeine. My breasts get cysts caused from the amout of chololate and dark pop I drink. so now i cant eat chololate or drink dark pop for the rest of my life or the cysts will get bigger and cause a bigger problem. i hope that this comment can help you find oput if toy are allergic tocaffine.
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Kevin. Have you thought of a milk allergy. If you drink coffee with milk that is. i suffer a similar reaction to any lactose, and I vomit coffee aswell. These may be two allergies running symbiotically