At the age of 80 I have had wicked (that is a Maine-ism) nocturnal leg cramps, usually starting at 4-5 in the morning and continuing off and on until I really wake up. Recent adventures in pacemaker electrophysiology have shown me that my cardiac rhythms are sensitive to stimulants. I reasoned that the cramps might be similarly affected. So I completely eliminated coffee, tea and chocolate. The cramps now typically come after 5 or 5:30 and are much diminished. Curious!
Ever heard of putting a bar of soap under the sheets of the bedding down by your legs? Sounds weird but reportedly seems to work. Heard of it from People’s Pharmacy.....
How could coffee possibly be bad for me? I mean, in training, I tended to measure consumption in pots per day, and sleep in hours per week. Today, I'm getting significantly more than an average of 4 hours/night and my consumption's down to 80-100 oz of coffee/day... about 5 really generous mugs. Of course, I'm nearly 40 years older and you'd think I'd have learned something. I am hypertensive but on a low dose of an ACE2 inhibitor alone, no associated PVCs or palpitations, and I do get a fair bit of exercise intentionally, so perhaps something's going well. I've elected to convince myself that only the studies showing a benefit to coffee are reasonable.
My 5 mugs is pretty close to 1.2 PPD... and when I'm out, as I am for 2 weeks working with Civil Air Patrol, it has ramped back up past 2 PPD. In the training days, if I didn't have a cup of coffee in my hand, I must have been in a clinical area where you couldn't carry it. I was once accused of having a mug holder in my lab coat.
Coffeeeee! <3. Hot, black, and pressed or poured. I'm a lucky guy.
The withdrawal is REAL, that is for sure.
More coffee= more trips to the bathroom= more steps and potentially more nocturnal urination.
At least per my own n of 1 experiment.
At the age of 80 I have had wicked (that is a Maine-ism) nocturnal leg cramps, usually starting at 4-5 in the morning and continuing off and on until I really wake up. Recent adventures in pacemaker electrophysiology have shown me that my cardiac rhythms are sensitive to stimulants. I reasoned that the cramps might be similarly affected. So I completely eliminated coffee, tea and chocolate. The cramps now typically come after 5 or 5:30 and are much diminished. Curious!
Ever heard of putting a bar of soap under the sheets of the bedding down by your legs? Sounds weird but reportedly seems to work. Heard of it from People’s Pharmacy.....
Will continue to enjoy my coffee!
By the way....your link to the info about your patient doing their own study doesn’t seem to work.....
I edited it. Hopefully works now.
Here's the URL
https://theskepticalcardiologist.com/2021/06/05/the-value-of-self-experimentation-monitoring-caffeine-effects-on-pvc-frequency-with-zio-and-kardia/
Does work! Thanks! Try some coffee from Yemen sometime....
Caffeinatedly yours,
Jack.
Bravo!! I have followed the literature about coffee effects since the early 80's keeping the cup filled up the rim.
How could coffee possibly be bad for me? I mean, in training, I tended to measure consumption in pots per day, and sleep in hours per week. Today, I'm getting significantly more than an average of 4 hours/night and my consumption's down to 80-100 oz of coffee/day... about 5 really generous mugs. Of course, I'm nearly 40 years older and you'd think I'd have learned something. I am hypertensive but on a low dose of an ACE2 inhibitor alone, no associated PVCs or palpitations, and I do get a fair bit of exercise intentionally, so perhaps something's going well. I've elected to convince myself that only the studies showing a benefit to coffee are reasonable.
Excellent, Gerry. You've invented a new unit of measurement, PPD. I'm enjoying my 1.22 PPD as I read this.
My 5 mugs is pretty close to 1.2 PPD... and when I'm out, as I am for 2 weeks working with Civil Air Patrol, it has ramped back up past 2 PPD. In the training days, if I didn't have a cup of coffee in my hand, I must have been in a clinical area where you couldn't carry it. I was once accused of having a mug holder in my lab coat.