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Man dies on way home from Panera after having three “charged” lemonades (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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Panera, formerly Panera Bread.

This is THE SECOND person who died from drinking this.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe you should wean yourself off then. I would hate to feel like a slave to a substance. Perhaps start with cutting out the soda, that's probably what's causing the physical dependence.

I personally rarely have caffeine. I sleep pretty well, so I'm not that tired in the morning (I don't even use an alarm). I think people use caffeine to cover up bad habits, and that often feeds back on itself and leads to dependence.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

maybe too late to quit?

My understanding is that addiction to caffeine is pretty quick to break, and withdrawals usually last no more than a day. It's not like smoking or alcohol where there's strong physical dependence.

And it's interesting that you're getting such those symptoms with only a half a cup of coffee and a half glass of coke periodically. That doesn't sound like a ton of caffeine, and my understanding is that there are only concerns with >100mg or so of caffeine (obviously varies per person). Coffee is something like 60-80mg per 8oz, and soda is something like 20mg, so depending on what "half a cup" means for you, you're at or below 100mg.

So I wonder if there's something else going on that you should consult a doctor about. Skipping caffeine for a day or two should be enough, so maybe give that a shot.