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What is Caffeine?

Caffeine is a mild stimulant found in a range of popular drinks such as tea, coffee, and carbonated soft drinks. It has positive effects on mental alertness and concentration. Overuse can cause anxiety and insomnia, however. Some 90% of Americans use caffeine every day. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Fatigue 24 4
Other 8 1
General health 6 0
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 5 1
Don't know 4 0
Headaches 4 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 17%
Moderate
1 17%
Mild
3 50%
None
1 17%

Most commonly reported side effects

thirst
2 33%
Heart racing (tachycardia)
1 17%
Aggravated my Raynaud's Phenomenom
1 17%
Insomnia
1 17%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Caffeine. See all 27 dosages ►

  1 other all the time (24/7) 200mg as needed 3 other all the time (24/7) citrate20mg/mL as needed daily yearly 1 L daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 2 daily 2 units daily 3 dose daily 3 mg daily 3 other daily 3 units daily 4 dose daily 4 mg daily 4 other daily 8 other daily 20 mg daily 20 mg one time 40 mg daily 44 mg daily 60 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Caffeine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice
1 17% Doctor's advice: 17%
Side effects too severe
1 17% Side effects too severe: 17%
Other
1 17% Other: 17%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Caffeine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Caffeine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
6
8
16

Stopped Taking Caffeine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
0
1
0
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 50%
Usually
1 17%
Sometimes
1 17%
Never
1 17%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 17%
A little
1 17%
Not at all
4 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 33%
< $25
3 50%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.