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Caffein fuel-workathon
rtgwbmsr:
A little Q&A
Q: Is a caffeine overdose possible?
A: Yes, it is and it usually results from a recent consuption of about 350 mg +.
Q: What are some warning signs of a caffeine overdose?
A: People sufering from caffeine overdose can be identified with at least five of the following signs: restlessess, nervousness, excitement, insomnia, flushed face, diuresis, gastrointestinal disturbance, muscle twitching, rambling flow of thought and speech, tachycardia or cardiac arrythmia, periods of exhaustability, and psychomotor agitation.
Q: Is caffeine overdose permanently damaging or fatal?
A: In 99.999% of all cases, the caffeine overdose will be extremely unpleaseant to the suffering party, but not fatal or permanently damaging. However, there is that small area of exception:
Q: How much caffeine could be fatal?
A: The LD-50 (lethal dosage that would kill approximately 50% of the population) is 10 grams of oral administration. This is equivalent to approximately 100 cups of coffee, or 50 Vivarin pills. One exceptional case documented survival after ingesting 24 grams of caffeine. The minimum lethal dose of caffeine given intravenously was 3.2 grams. While coffee drinkers often have caffeine blood concentration of about 1-10 mg/L, a concentration of 80 mg/L is considered lethal.
Q: What are the symptoms of a lethal overdose?
A: Acute caffeine poisoning- anorexia, trermor, and restlessness, followed by vomiting, nausea, tachycardia, and confusion. Serious intoxication causes causes delirium, seizures, supraventricular and ventricular thachyarryhtmias, hypkalemia, and hyperglycemia.
Chronic high dose caffeine poisoning leads to nervousness, irritability, anxiety, tremulousness, muscle twitching, insomnia, palpitations, and hyperflexia.
Enjoy!
Info from: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/6202/faq.htm#c
Master of Reality:
so you will get to see pink elephants but not die if you drink what a pound of coffee makes.
choasforages:
think back to early science class, remember those things called box and whisker plots, ld/50 = middle
your non tolerant butt might fall in the ld/25....
after 8 grams of caffiene, it will feel like shit. might as well go buy some hard drugs for what you would probably want to feel like after taking that much caff. cuase at 1.5 grams, it doesn't feel better then 1.2 grams, it feels more extreme, like the side effects are worse.
now, what i have read in a book on prescription drugs and their affects, marijuana and caffiene increase each others effects, or is this bullshit, cuase iv never tried it
Master of Reality:
it looks like we shall have to conduct some 'experiments' to see if this is true.
rtgwbmsr:
I would have to drink 17-18 12 Oz cups of Iced Tea to get to 1.2 grams. Or 34 cans of Cola (most types)...damn...how quick do I have to drink them.
I'd use Long Island Iced Tea, but I don't feel like passing out :D
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