Caffeine intake

[Becky99]

How many cups of coffee or tea per day is too much?

My GP says four is too many. I became very addicted and started getting the shakes and palpitations. I halved my intake by mixing one part coffee to one part decaffeinated coffee.

I get shakes if I don't eat when I have a cuppa (or soonafter). I stay up all night if I have one after about 12 noon (ditto sodas or even chocolate). But I can manage 2 cups of tea or so a day otherwise.

Tea has a lot of health benefits (all those flavinoids), not to be lightly dismissed. I think it must come down to individual tolerance how much caffeine is okay for you. DH has relatives who have 7 cups of tea a day without apparent problems. But like I said, even chocolate makes my insomnia much worse!