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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fatigue 31 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 23 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 15 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Treat my mood condition(s) 12 2 Efficacy_moderate
Problems concentrating 9 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Headaches 8 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 139 patients currently taking Caffeine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 10
None
 9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Caffeine

Insomnia 7
Racing heart feeling 7
Thirst 3
Shakiness 3
Anxious mood 3
Dehydration 2
See all 12 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Caffeine. See all 51 dosages ►

  daily citrate20mg/mL as needed 200mg as needed 1 L daily 20 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 500 mg daily
  28 Number of Patients: 28 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 15 Number of Patients: 15 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 16 Number of Patients: 16 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Caffeine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 29%
Other 4   Other: 29%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 21%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 21%
Expense 1   Expense: 7%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 7%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Caffeine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Caffeine

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

Stopped Taking Caffeine

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Caffeine

Always
 7 30%
Usually
 6 26%
Sometimes
 6 26%
Never
 4 17%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Caffeine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 4%
A little
 2 9%
Not at all
 20 87%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Caffeine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 6%
$25-49
 2 13%
< $25
 13 81%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.