Quote Originally Posted by Zhaylin View Post
Dear God, I pop 400 mg caffeine at one setting, about 3 times a day. That's only the pills. I also drink soda and the occasional coffee.
I guess it's safe to say I'm not predisposed to schizophrenia!

But the info is wrong. My caffeine pills say 200mg is equal to a cup of coffee.
Actually, that's what I *thought* it said. It really says: "Maximum strength safe as coffee..." it doesn't say how MUCH coffee.

*rushes off to look it up*
A cup of coffee is around 50mg. There's an actual average but I can't remember it exactly, it's around 50mg though anyway.

You don't have to have schizophrenia or the possibility of getting it. Although it may heighten your chances.
It's just that stress coupled with caffeine (which stresses your CNS more) can cause psychosis (not schizophrenia).

So you could hear noises that aren't there if there is a constant auditory input, like white noise for example, or just silence.
Probably the same would happen with visual hallucinations too. Like if you stare at a wall you might see shapes or something. It's just that auditory is most common and noticeable.