From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Fri Apr 09 1999 - 11:12:35 MDT
CurtAdams@aol.com writes:
> Caffeine is a diuretic and leaves you dehydrated. Part of the withdrawal from
> caffeine (not all) comes just from the symptoms of dehydration. So if you
> go on a caffeine fast, drinks lots and lots of water.
Good advice.
> (Just to tweak the hunters of the Great White Nootropic, caffeine is one of
> the
> best nootropics known. :-)
While I agree in general, I wonder how to compare them - nicotine
affects attention, caffeine wakefullness and alertness, cholinergic
stuff memory, all have different effects. However, caffeine is
remarkably non-toxic and easily accessible.
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