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Originally Posted by Chauntecleer
I enjoy the taste of coffee but I tend to avoid drinking it very often. Only when I face a deadline or exam to revise for. When I drink it usually it's espresso. However, these days it seems to have some strange effects on me (jitters, insomnia, anxiety).
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If I drink a cup of coffee or a normal espresso, I'll get abnormally relaxed, rather lethargic.
If I drink a strong espresso, I'll get staggering so groggy and dazed, with only one thought in my mind: "GOD, GIVE ME A BED!"
Actually, Caffeine has a paradoxical effect in some people, namely hyperactive people:
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The effect of coffee depends on several things. When you are not quite awake, as may happen after getting up, it helps to energize you.
When you are already alert and active, it may overstimulate you and in some, the body responds to that state by dampening down its own metabolism. That explains why coffee may relax you.
Coffee scientists speak of paradoxical effects; in fact, it is a normal compensatory reaction of the body in situations when you are inclined to sooth your agitated state. Focus on the joy of coffee drinking. Enjoyment is the best means to relax
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