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Here are
some figures to reference for your caffeine intake. No more than 500
milligrams per day is advisable. Less is best. The best advice is to avoid
caffeine, if possible. If caffeine is used, limit it to 1 or 2 small
servings, preferably taken early in the day.
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Caffeine in
Beverages |
| Beverage |
Milligrams
per Cup |
| Coffee: |
| Brewed |
85-200 |
| Instant |
60 |
| Decaffeinated |
3 |
| Tea: |
| Tea
Bag |
45 |
| Loose |
40 |
| Instant |
30 |
| Hot Chocolate: |
| Hot
Chocolate |
6-42 |
| Carbonated
Soft Drinks: |
Milligrams
per 12 ounce can |
| Colas |
30-65 |
| Dr.
Pepper |
61 |
| Mountain
Dew |
55 |
Caffeine
withdrawal should be a gradual process. Depending upon your usual caffeine
consumption, the process may take from 1 to 4 weeks. Sudden withdrawal
from large caffeine doses can result in an excruciating headache which
lasts for days and noticeable fatigue. Begin by reducing your caffeine
dose by 50%. After a few days, reduce it again by another 50%. (Now you
are at 25% of your original total.) Continue to reduce caffeine every 3 to
4 days until you are at a low level or have completely discontinued
caffeine.
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