Thread: High level caffeine use linked to psychosis

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

I'm a little jaded about the study.
If you give someone a suggestion ahead of time, they'll likely hear just about anything.
But I'm also sure there's some truth to it.

As khh said, that's why you have a control group. The people on 200mg of caffeine were 3 times more likely to hear it than the people who weren't on caffeine. So unless caffeine makes you more suggestible, there's a pretty clear link.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

I "hear" things whether I'm on caffeine or not- especially if I'm run down and fatigued or sleep deprived. But I realize it's just my mind filling in blanks to make sense of "white noise" or partial sounds.
So, I think there are too many variables in the study to proclaim it all to be related to caffeine alone.

Probably because you take 600mg+ of caffeine a day

Originally Posted by khh

Cool study. I won't cut down on my caffeine-use, though. I love my caffeine.

You love getting rid of your withdrawal symptoms lol

After 3-7 days (around that), caffeine does nothing, unless you increase your caffeine use.
After two weeks I think it is, you're just fighting off the withdrawal symptoms and are actually less aware than if you had never taken caffeine at all.

Even with Zhaylin's insane level of use, she isn't getting any more alert from taking the pills. "Tolerance is a bitch" as they say.

Originally Posted by tommo

You love getting rid of your withdrawal symptoms lol

After 3-7 days (around that), caffeine does nothing, unless you increase your caffeine use.
After two weeks I think it is, you're just fighting off the withdrawal symptoms and are actually less aware than if you had never taken caffeine at all.

The main reason I drink coffee is because it tastes good and it's a get-awake-in-the-morning ritual. Not so much the effects.