Shaking After Drinking Coffee? Maybe You Overdose Caffeine

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For some people, it's impossible to go through a day without coffee. Coffee has become a favorite drink of many people because of its strong aroma and powerful effect to refresh the mind. However, you might even tremble after drinking coffee. Both shaking only in the hands or in the whole body. Is this normal or dangerous? Here is the explanation.

What causes the body or hands to tremble after drinking coffee?

Coffee is indeed one type of natural drink that is good for health. However, in your body the caffeine content in coffee functions as a stimulant drug. This stimulant drug is responsible for stimulating the central nervous system in the brain. The central nervous system itself is the command center for all bodily functions. So, drinking coffee can indeed cause various side effects on your body.

One of them is the hand or the whole body trembling after drinking coffee. Usually this happens if you have drunk a lot (overdose) of coffee or caffeinated drinks in a day. However, some people who are very sensitive to caffeine can also experience these side effects even if they only drink a little. Especially if you have certain health conditions such as anxiety disorders.

You can tremble after drinking coffee because caffeine sends signals to the central nervous system to work harder. As a result, your muscles become aroused to contract and move out of your control. This is what makes your hands or your whole body tremble.

Basically, trembling after drinking coffee is not dangerous. These side effects usually go away on their own if caffeine is completely digested by the body. However, if trembling doesn't stop for hours, immediately seek medical help.

How many times do you drink coffee in a day that is still safe?

The best way to stop shaking is to immediately stop drinking coffee when symptoms appear. In addition, to prevent trembling hands and body, you should reduce your caffeine dose in a day.

According to the Mayo Clinic health research center, a dose that is still safe for adults is 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine per day. However, you can be very sensitive to caffeine so a dose of 200 mg alone has caused various side effects.

A dose of 400 mg is equal to four cups of coffee. However, remember that caffeine is not only found in coffee. Tea, chocolate, soft drinks, and energy drinks also contain high levels of caffeine. Therefore, you should limit drinking just two cups of coffee a day.

Symptoms of caffeine overdose

Apart from trembling after drinking coffee or other caffeinated drinks, you should also be careful if you experience various symptoms of the following caffeine overdose.