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| enough caffeine to disrupt the sleep of sensitive individuals. |
| It is quite common to experience some symptoms of caffeine withdrawal. When caffeine intake is reduced, the body becomes oversensitive to adenosine. In response to this oversensitivity, blood pressure drops, causing an excess of blood in the head, leading to a headache. This headache, well-known among coffee drinkers, might last from one to five days, and can be eased with herbal analgesics such as willow bark or meadowsweet. It is also alleviated with caffeine intake; in fact several analgesics contain caffeine dosages. Often people reducing their caffeine intake become irritable, unable to work, nervous, restless and tired, in addition to having a headache. In extreme cases, nausea and vomiting have also been reported. |
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