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I only started drinking coffee two years ago. First it was once or twice a week, then it became everyday. About 6 months ago I started having slight muscle tre
by kc10 9y ago
I only started drinking coffee two years ago. First it was once or twice a week, then it became everyday.
About 6 months ago I started having slight muscle tremors, my doctor said it could be because of stress. I didn't tell him I started having too much coffee (nor he asked me).
But the tremors kind of increased slowly. I read on HN about some guy who had similar problem with caffeine shots. It then struck them that coffee could be the problem.
Now I rarely drink coffee and tremors are also gone.
- charsifood 9y agoCaffeine increases excretion of calcium and magnesium [1]. This is why some caffeine pills are pressed with ~75mg calcium. Muscle tremors could be a sign of magnesium and/or calcium deficiency, so it's likely that you were losing too many minerals and not making up for it in your diet. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7836625 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7836625