Is coffee dangerously addictive ?

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Well I was wondering if there's a dangerous addiction level of coffee seeing how going two weeks without it literally drained me and I couldn't really function without it :/ Is coffee dangerous like that where I should be concerned with the symptoms of withdraws ?

I'm not going to lie, I've been drinking it at a very young age off and on but maybe at the age sixteen and seventeen is when I started drinking it for the buzz effect. Sorry if this isn't really a relevant question and seems stupid :/

I love coffee but I hope it isn't a hazard to my health when I drink a lot of it on a daily basis with an average of two or three pots ...

I drink black coffee in the morning. As far coffee being dangerously addictive? Well, not dangerously! Caffeine can have beneficial neuroprotective, antioxidant and positive cardiac effects - reasonable coffee consumptions should be fine for most adults. Approximately 250 mg is considered reasonable for a normal/healthy adult.

(Note: caffeine can effect little children differently......coffees and sports drinks are not appropriate for children).

I drink plain brewed coffee but I do know that caffeine levels in Starbucks (for example) specialty coffees is far greater, not to mention the creamers, additives and sugary syrups (which are really caloric and not too healthful)! Because I am insomnia prone, I am careful to not drink caffeinated beverages past early afternoon. Otherwise I tolerate caffeine pretty well (and I do like the perks). Some people can experience mild headaches as a 'withdrawal' symptom, but this is transient. I try to drink lots of water too.

You can calculate how much caffeine you might be consuming - 2 to 3 pots is a lot. I suppose you could switch to 1/2 decaf, if necessary. But I really would not otherwise worry about drinking coffee - it's definitely one of the 'healthier' vices

I think it's different for everyone. I used to love coffee, but then I hit a point where my body completely burned out from decades of stress and exhaustion, and I had to give it up.

But there are other people who drink coffee their whole lives and are fine, so I think it's an individual thing!

So it's not something to worry about but not a good idea to drinks lots of it then ? I'd love to stay with any family who has the same love and tolerance of coffee as I do but like labratI too is sensitive to it and find myself staying up all night when I have too much of it

Curse my love for coffee !

I find that I need to drink a couple of glasses of water if I overindulge in the coffee. Just to get me feeling less wired.

I love the flavor of an excellent dark roast first thing in the morning (it goes well with the oatmeal and fresh fruit I usually eat for breakfast), but I am thinking that I am a lot more sensitive to caffeine than I used to be. I am thinking I need to buy a Keurig coffeemaker. It is far too easy to overindulge when I am using a traditional drip machine, even when I make only about four cups at a time with it.

This topic of mine serves no real value, isn't an issue of any sort and a waste of time. Can I get this lock by reporting it or do I ask an moderator/administrator ?

I wouldn't use the term "Dangerously" to describe the addiction of it.

It is addictive nonetheless, not drinking it in the morning gives me feelings of lethargicness and migraines.

From experience I can say, that reducing caffeine during pregnancy, was far worse for me then cigarettes or alcohol. Alcohol was anyway no prob, I never was much of a drinker, beside some special occasions (festivals ^^). Quitting cigarettes mainly was about overcoming that typical times, when I smoked a cigarette, by focusing my thoughts on something else. Played Dragon Age during that time, to be busy. ^^ After 1-2 weeks, its done, as long as noone smokes right before your nose.

Caffeine was really a problem, but I think it might be less because of it being so addictive, but more because of our actual lifestyle. I simply would have needed to do a little afternoon nappy, to overcome the tiredness after lunch. But because of thats not fitting to actual working rules, you sit there, are not allowed to drink caffeine, are as well not allowed to do a nappy, and so you hang on tired until the evening, when you are allowed to go home. -.-