Posted by zeugma on December 5, 2004, at 16:49:50
In reply to Re: Second the recommendation for Provigil, posted by ed_uk on December 5, 2004, at 15:52:20
> Anyone seen this?
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> Heavy coffee drinking and the risk of suicide.
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> Tanskanen A, Tuomilehto J, Viinamaki H, Vartiainen E, Lehtonen J, Puska P.
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> Department of Psychiatry, University of Kuopio, Finland. antti.tanskanen@kuh.fi
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> Earlier research has implicated coffee drinking as a possible protective factor for suicide. We followed-up 43,166 subjects for the mean 14.6 years, and 213 suicides were committed. Daily coffee drinking had a J-shaped association with the risk of suicide. Using the Cox model we controlled for potential covariates, and found that among heavy coffee drinkers (> or = 8 cups/day) the risk of suicide was 58% higher compared with more moderate drinkers.
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> Ed.A J-shaped curve implies that although >8 cups/day isn't as good as more moderate amounts, it is still better than not drinking coffee at all?
if that's the case, then Ritalin may be an AD for me after all- by getting me to moderate my coffee consumption. I typically make 3 cups of coffee at a time, and this morning, after taking my morning dose, found that my craving for caffeine was so mild that I only drank a cup and a half. I may have a little more lite coffee (half the caffeine) to keep myself going through the early evening, but it would be great if I was able to avoid the 'hook' of that J-shaped curve through Ritalin.
If I relied on NoDoz, I'd be popping them all day long. My tolerance to caffeine is very high (been drinking huge quantities for many years in frantic attempts at self-medication).
-z
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