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Are you a coffee fan? If you don't drink coffee, do you feel anything different? Does this mean you are addicted to coffee? Maybe, because coffee is addictive and makes you want to drink coffee again and again. To find out, let's look at the following reviews.
Is Coffee Addictive?
Exactly not coffee that makes you want to drink it again and again, but the caffeine contained in coffee, which is caffeine. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant that allows you to become addicted.
However, don't worry, because the caffeine that enters the body in regular amounts will not cause dependence. In addition, caffeine will also not threaten your physical, social, or economic.
Various studies on caffeine present pros and cons to the addictive properties of coffee. Several studies put caffeine into an addictive class. One of these studies was published in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners in 2010. In his article, Holy Pohler argued that caffeine meets the requirements needed to become an addictive compound, such as dependence, tolerance, and withdrawal.
However, there are also studies that disagree that caffeine or coffee are addictive. Research in the 2006 American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse states that caffeine is not addictive. The reason is, there is rarely a strong urge that makes a person crave to consume caffeine, unlike cocaine, amphetamines, and other stimulants.
The effect of someone who is addicted to coffee
Coffee addiction does not have a serious impact, it may just make you a little uncomfortable. Skipping coffee can make you feel okay or something is missing.
Quitting coffee abruptly or not drinking coffee at all within a few days may make you feel headache, tired, restless, irritable, bad mood, and difficulty concentrating. This can interfere with your activities and work. This impact usually occurs for those of you who are big coffee fans who are accustomed to consuming two or more cups of coffee per day.
Avoiding Coffee Addiction
You will feel the strongest effects of caffeine the first time you consume coffee. At this time, you can feel the effects of being more alert, more energetic, more concentrated, and so on which makes your work a little helped. This makes you want to drink more coffee.
However, when you drink coffee frequently, the effects of caffeine from coffee start to diminish a little. This happens because the body has become accustomed to the presence of caffeine and also because chemical changes have occurred in your brain. As a result, you will increase the amount of coffee you consume per day to achieve your desired caffeine effect. This is why coffee drinkers usually develop caffeine tolerance over time which makes them addicted to coffee.
To prevent coffee addiction, you should limit the amount of coffee you consume per day. If you are used to drinking a lot of coffee per day, then what you can do is start reducing the number of cups of coffee per day slowly. For example, you usually drink four cups of coffee per day, so start reducing it by consuming three cups of coffee per day and so on until you feel less dependent.
You may not get used to it and feel the effects in the first two days, but you will get used to it gradually afterward. The safest limit on the amount of coffee or caffeine consumption is no more than 200 mg of caffeine or two cups of coffee per day.
