Question 1

what causes caffeine to take so long to take effect on me?

Accepted Answer

Caffeine metabolism: Caffeine is metabolized by a liver enzyme. If you have a particular common gene mutation what is known as a snp (single nucleotide) polymorphism) you may be a rapid metabolizer of caffeine, which means it gets broken down more quickly generally requiring you to have to take in more before feeling any effect. If you were a slow metabolizer you would feel the effect more quickly and stronger.

Question 2

can caffeine cause anexity?

Accepted Answer

Hmmm...: What do you mean by anxiety?  In my way of thinking, caffeine (espcially in normal amounts) as a drug does not have the pharmacological property of causing ANXIETY.  However, EXCESS caffeine usage in an individual can, by a different number of ways (i.e. too much as in Energy drinks, withdrawal as in cutting back or sudden cold turkey) cause jitteriness, nervoussness, shakiness, etc.

Question 3

can caffeine cause freckles?

Accepted Answer

No: Freckles are caused by sun exposure.

Question 4

can caffeine cause you to be itchy?

Accepted Answer

Uncommon: Caffeine being a stimulant could activate itching but would be an uncommon response. However if you demonstrate the effect repeatedly, it must be valid that it affects you in that manner and I suppose you could block the reaction by taking an antihistamine a half hour before drinking a caffeinated beverage.

Question 5

could caffeine cause weaker erection?

Accepted Answer

Poss.: Decrease blood flow to penis.

Question 6

how does hyperventilation cause hypernatremia?

Accepted Answer

It doesnt: Plasma sodium levels are influenced by fluid volume not respiratory rate.

Question 7

what causes an unusual sensitivity to caffeine?

Accepted Answer

Unanswerable: Please re-ask this question with the words "unusual sensitivity' explained. This is not a medical diagnosis or term or common condition.

Question 8

why and how exactly caffeine causes "sugar crash" ?

Accepted Answer

All stimulants: work like adrenaline, and increase the body's metabolic rate, so we burn more fuel to ensure that we can meet the "fight or flight" response.  So we burn sugar more rapidly, and the low blood sugar actually further increases adrenaline and related chemicals (like dopamine) leading to a vicious cycle.

Question 9

can hyperventilation from anxiety ever cause death?

Accepted Answer

Hyperventilation/dea: No it is too far fetched and is not possible if there is only hypervetilation from anxiety.

Question 10

can you tell me how hyperventilation cause dehydration?

Accepted Answer

Insensitive loses: The humidity of your exhaled air approaches 100%, which is why it frosts in the cold or you can fog up a mirror. This expelled humidity will eventually deplete your body fluids if they are nor replaced.It is considered an insensitive loss, as you don't recognise it as you would urine losses.

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