Do you drink a cup of coffee or a cup of tea to get your day going? Coffee and caffeinated products are popular worldwide, with Caffeine as one of the most commonly used substances. And you can understand why; it's easy to find, inexpensive, and its effects are consistent. Consume coffee or Caffeine, and you feel it, more energy, better focus, and more attention. Caffeine can better your mental health, but is it all good? Let's learn more about the impact of coffee, in particular Caffeine's impact on mental health.
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Topics

Caffeine and Mental Health - Pros

Reducing the impact of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Mental boost through a dopamine increase
Reduce dementia, depressive states, and suicidal thinking

Caffeine and Mental Health - Cons

If you are prone to anxiety or have an anxiety disorder, too much Caffeine might worsen your symptoms.
Caffeine can impact your sleep with issues like insomnia.

Limiting Caffeine -

Scheduled drinking times
75% 50% 25% - No coffee
The benefit of making your own
Drink on demand
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References
Shams, J., Soufi, E., Zahiroddin, A., & Shekarriz-Foumani, R. (2019). Using caffeine on the patients as therapeutic option against treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Family Medicine & Primary Care, 8(5), 1741–1747. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_9...

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consume...

Winston, A. P., Hardwick, E., & Jaberi, N. (2005). Neuropsychiatric effects of caffeine. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 11(6), 432-439.

https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-d...

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