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When i drink a lot of caffeine (full soda, cup of coffee 5 hour energy) i get a rash, it's hard to breathe, and i start palpitating, am i allergic?

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Dr. Stevan Cordas
Dr. Stevan Cordasanswered
Internal Medicine 59 years experience
Caffeine: Sounds like you are sensitive to caffeine. A rash can sometimes occur from boing nervous. There are no similarities in what you drink to indicate an allergy other than caffeine and that does not produce an allergy.
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