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brataccas
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just a fast question regarding coffee  woke up today with a headache, also feeling very sluggish and cant explain... had one yesterday but I dont think I had any coffee yesterday either. usually ill always have at least one or 2 coffees, mostly in cafes. Dont think im addictive but I semi "crave" it sometimes and when I just made a coffee just now my headache has "magically" vanished, so now im thinking if my body is dependant now on coffee?  which would suck so I got to keep drinking this stuff or get ill  even if I dont feel like one im somehow "spellbound" by it  anyone else relate to this? _________________
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timark_uk
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Now to answer the question …
I quite often wake up with a headache, normally anything to drink or eat will clear it for me.
I've always put it down to mild dehydration whilst sleeping. Whether or not this is actually a correct self-diagnosis I don't know.
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brataccas
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oops I meant addicted,
I had an orange juice before though, very odd
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Caffeine is addictive, and the main withdrawal symptom is headache. I'm sure one of the medical people can explain it better, but apparently a lot of pain killers have caffeine in because it's such a common cause of headaches!
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jonlumb
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Hmm, I was under the impression with painkillers that the caffeine increases the absorbtion rate of the painkilling ingredient. I could be wrong however.
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paulzolo
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It’s called a hangover. Less beer and fighting the night before, laddo. 
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brataccas
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I dont drink beer, Last time I did was well over 10 years ago. And got very drunk on half a pint.
I didnt drink any alcohol either for months
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adidan
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Like JJ says, caffeine is addictive. It's why Red Bull is illegal in some countries, like France, Denmark and Norway, because it is packed with the stuff.
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Linux_User
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Good job it's not illegal here, Red Devil got me through my Uni. exams. 
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ProfessorF
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No, it's no more packed with caffeine than an average cup of coffee, about 80mg/250ml. In fact, a good filter coffee or an espresso, which are still perfectly legal in France, Denmark and Norway as far as I'm aware, can have about 115mg/250ml.
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EddArmitage
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Unlike energy drinks, it don't taste vile, though!
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leeds_manc
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Caffeine is harmless, i think red bull got banned because of red tape around its taurine content, rather than the caffeine. Also if you're a regularly user of caffeine you become tolerant of it, and it loses its diuretic effect, so drinking a cup of coffee will hydrate your body, it was probably dehydration that was causing the headache, or the warm drink made you relax and less tense. I drink about 6 times as much caffeine as you daily and I have no symptoms when I stop.
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adidan
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Ah, I see. Only drank the stuff maybe once or twice. Tasted like crap to me so I'd rather have my tea and coffee.
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I thought this too, as the taurine/extra stuff makes the caffeine absorb quicker into the system than regular coffee _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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