Too much caffeine

by Jen (February 11, 2008)

Too much caffeine causes me to rant and rave and want to kill people over things I would normally find mildly annoying. And apparently, this makes sense because caffeine causes the “fight or flight” response.

In short, the body prepares for action. The problem is that when we drink or eat caffeine, we are rarely preparing for any physical action. We are usually sitting down, eating and drinking, or having a cup of tea, coffee or cola at our desks to keep us going. In effect, the body has responded to a false alarm but the physical results of this state of alert remain the same.

If caffeine were the only stressor in our lives then perhaps it would be less of a problem. However, the combination of stressors we all live with can make caffeine detrimental to our health.

And possibly to the health of others around us.

But it’s easy to mistake your reactions under caffeine’s influence for legitimate emotional responses, and this makes it hard to realize when you’re suffering from excessive caffeine and when you’ve just had it with things going wrong. Being aware of what caffeine does to the body can help you realize when it’s time to ease back on your consumption.

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