Hi i was admitted to hospital a few days ago (am home now) with chest pains I won't go into medical details but the cardiac doctor who saw me said they want to put me to sleep then deliberately shock me to bring my heart back into rhythm now I've always tried to avoid shocks so was wondering is this really a good idea? I know it's DC from a bank of condensers and not 50 cycle mains but all the same I'm not keen
That's very interesting I drink a lot of coffee when I'm staying at my girlfriends place so maybe that's what triggered my problem although I was told I've got an enlarged heart and also a weak right side of heart so it's probably a combination of it all quite scary really
I used to work in a mental health hospital and recall that while the caffeine in tea and coffee can cause physical problems, it can also cause a psychiatric condition, believe it or not, called caffeinism. Drinking approx 500mg of caffeine a day can bring on the condition. To put that in perspective, a cup of tea or granulated coffee contains approx 80mg, while a cup of ground coffee has approx 110mg. In short, drink more than 4 cups of ground a day and you're heading for trouble - can't recall the symptoms though. And if you have caffeinism, you can suffer withdrawal symptoms if stopping suddenly.
That's very interesting I drink a lot of coffee when I'm staying at my girlfriends place so maybe that's what triggered my problem although I was told I've got an enlarged heart and also a weak right side of heart so it's probably a combination of it all quite scary really
I used to work in a mental health hospital and recall that while the caffeine in tea and coffee can cause physical problems, it can also cause a psychiatric condition, believe it or not, called caffeinism. Drinking approx 500mg of caffeine a day can bring on the condition. To put that in perspective, a cup of tea or granulated coffee contains approx 80mg, while a cup of ground coffee has approx 110mg. In short, drink more than 4 cups of ground a day and you're heading for trouble - can't recall the symptoms though. And if you have caffeinism, you can suffer withdrawal symptoms if stopping suddenly.
