Should coffee consumers be concerned that their beverage of choice causes panic attacks? Caffeine panic attacks will be the topic of discussion today.

Caffeine has a measurable and sometimes immediate effect on your nervous system. You will find its presence in many things including chocolate, medicine, candy, soda, as well as coffee.

When you consume caffeine, you brain activity and nervous system function will accelerate. Do you believe it possible, that there is a correlation between caffeine and anxiety? It sure seems to make sense to me.

Caffeine reduces the level of adenosine in your brain; a chemical charged with regulating your calcium levels. The brain’s depleted calcium level is rapidly picked up by your nervous system, causing anxiety, heart palpitations, or even headache.

Have you been here before? These symptoms are akin to a panic attack.

A study provided by the National Institute for Mental Health, and Yale University, reveals that caffeine panic attacks can be brought on by high levels of caffeine consumption.

This comes as no surprise to me. The symptoms are identical for anxiety, as well as too much caffeine. If you have a natural predisposition for an anxiety disorder, caffeine consumption could trigger a panic attack.

In short, coffee can induce caffeine panic attacks in light of the mirrored physical sensations to traditional anxiety attacks, and the depletion of adenosine in the brain, which increases nervous system activity.

Can caffeine panic attacks be cured, or avoided altogether?

First, you will need to reduce or abstain from caffeine consumption. Remember, just because you’ve cut the caffeine with coffee doesn’t mean you are in the clear; beware of tea, medicine, soda, candy and many more things that may also contain caffeine. If in doubt, be sure to check the label on the back of the food packaging

On the average, consumption of less than 300mg has little or no effect, however, some have reported caffeine panic attacks with the consumption of 200mg or less. When in doubt, forgo the caffeine.

If you are cutting out caffeine, a gradual tempered approach is best so that you may avoid withdrawal symptoms.

Conclusively, if you are plagued by anxiety, caffeine may exacerbate this disorder. By doing so, you will have removed a known trigger for anxiety, and can work on other things that may cause you stress. When anxiety irritants are non-existent, you’ll be back in the driver’s seat of life and won’t have to worry about anxiety as much.