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!
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.
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!
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.....
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.