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Yes, you can OD on coffee - 8/13/2007 2:39:17 PM

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Teenage girl rushed to hospital after overdosing on coffee
Last updated at 13:50pm on 13th August 2007

A teenager was rushed to hospital after overdosing on espresso coffee.

The 17-year-old downed seven double espresso coffees while working in the family's sandwich shop and was left "burning up and hyperventilating".

Student Jasmine Willis, who thought the coffees were single measures, said the effects of the espresso were so severe her actions left customers bewildered.

She said she started laughing and crying for no reason while serving them, but after being sent home by her father Gary the medical symptoms started. She developed a fever at home and was unable to breathe properly.

Jasmine, of Stanley, County Durham, was rushed to the University Hospital of North Durham after her cousin called the paramedics. Doctors confirmed she had overdosed on caffeine and after monitoring her condition allowed her home a few hours later.

She made a full recovery and wants to warn others about the dangers of excessive coffee drinking.

"My nerves were all over the place," Jasmine said.

"I was crying in front of the customers and had tears streaming down my face."

After going home she experienced frightening physical symptoms. She added: "I was drenched. I was burning up and hyperventilating.

"I was having palpitations, my heart was beating so fast and I think I was going into shock."

After being allowed home from hospital she suffered side effects for days and now cannot face the sight of coffee.

She said: "I felt exhausted for days afterwards. I did not realise this could happen to you and I only hope other people learn from my mistake."

Her father Gary, who runs The Sandwich Bar, in Stanley, said: "She did not realise she was drinking double measures.

"I have always stressed to my children the importance of moderation but Jasmine got caught out on this occasion."

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RE: Yes, you can OD on coffee - 8/13/2007 2:45:14 PM

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Caffiene is a stimulant. People are so used to it being part of everyday life that they tend to forget that it DOES in fact have effects on someone's body. Especially if you have a drastic rise or fall in the levels you are used to. I drink coffee like most people drink soda, so it doesnt effect me much. Angel cant have a single caffinated drink without getting the shakes.
And trust me Caffiene detox is NOT fun... when my doctor made me give up coffee for a while, I had more trouble than when my brother gave up cigarettes.

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RE: Yes, you can OD on coffee - 8/13/2007 2:50:14 PM

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Re coffee as a stimulant:

A former employee of mine drank so much coffee her doctor told her she just might as well take speed and make it easier on her kidneys.

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RE: Yes, you can OD on coffee - 8/13/2007 3:43:50 PM

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7 double espressos??? 14 shots of espresso?? She's lucky she didn't have a heart attack.

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RE: Yes, you can OD on coffee - 8/13/2007 4:46:17 PM

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I prefer tea

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RE: Yes, you can OD on coffee - 8/13/2007 5:15:40 PM

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haha you must use SU or live locally to that girl...

i saw the same article...

coffee is why i was posting shit on here at 2am...

damn stuff is evil

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RE: Yes, you can OD on coffee - 8/23/2007 1:30:51 PM

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For myself, I have given up coffee. Been off the stuff for more than a year now, and I don't miss it. This is coming from someone who routinely downed quarts of coffee at work. It's amazing how fast your body recovers from the poisons in coffee.

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RE: Yes, you can OD on coffee - 8/23/2007 2:23:24 PM

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I did exactly the same thing when I started working at a coffee house when I was eighteen. My symptoms weren't as severe, but I was unimaginably unpleasant to be around for the next day or so. Everyone' has done something less than intelligent without considering the consequences when they were eighteen, and most are worse than ODing on coffee. It's not smart, but there are worse things you can OD on.

The fact of the matter is that you can overdose on anything, especially if it is concentrated, as the caffeine is espresso is. The key, as with everything in life, is moderation.

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