Shortness of Breath/Caffeine?

Nutrition
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Has anyone experienced shortness of breath some time after drinking caffeine when the caffeine starts to wear off? If so, might this be due to an individual reaction to caffeine or just too much caffeine in general?

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Nope sorry bro but I can handle quite a bit of caff…

Phill

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Sounds psychological, or a withdrawal symptom. Are you sure it’s related to caffeine? What happens if you completely skip caffeine?

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just throwing this out there

maybe when the caffine is gone your real tired so you are to tired to focus on takeing deap breaths and maybe its stale or warm so it just feels like your breathing shallow

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No, it is real, and real common. I get it myself and I see dozens of cases in the ER I work at each year. I have to limit myself to two sodas a day. If I don’t I feel short of breath, but if I ignore it and go work out, I can. It is a sensation more than a true lack of oxygen.

Either way it can be anything from annoying to scary depending on how severe it is. The best advice is to quit the caffeine all together or at least limit it’s use and space it out during the day.

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How much caffiene are we talking?

I’ve gotten shortness of breath when I overdosed on ephedrine but never from caffiene.

And definately not from coming down off stimulants.

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[quote]ocn2000 wrote:
No, it is real, and real common. I get it myself and I see dozens of cases in the ER I work at each year. I have to limit myself to two sodas a day. If I don’t I feel short of breath, but if I ignore it and go work out, I can. It is a sensation more than a true lack of oxygen.

Either way it can be anything from annoying to scary depending on how severe it is. The best advice is to quit the caffeine all together or at least limit it’s use and space it out during the day. [/quote]

You say you see caffeine-related cases in the ER? How severe?

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[quote]GhostNtheSystem wrote:
ocn2000 wrote:
No, it is real, and real common. I get it myself and I see dozens of cases in the ER I work at each year. I have to limit myself to two sodas a day. If I don’t I feel short of breath, but if I ignore it and go work out, I can. It is a sensation more than a true lack of oxygen.

Either way it can be anything from annoying to scary depending on how severe it is. The best advice is to quit the caffeine all together or at least limit it’s use and space it out during the day.

You say you see caffeine-related cases in the ER? How severe?
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Not that severe, we run tests and if negative we give them dietary advice (no caffeine, cold medicine etc) and have them followup with a cardiologist. Alot of people over react, so you add anxiety on top of it and they feel like they are having a heart attack.