Caffeine Withdrawal Classified as Mental Disorder - East Idaho News

Caffeine Withdrawal Classified as Mental Disorder

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Getty 112112 SleepyWoman?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1370275481336Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Caffeine withdrawal is more than a headache. It is now classified as a psychiatric disorder.

The latest edition of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders produced by the American Psychiatric Association now lists caffeine intoxication and caffeine withdrawal as mental disorders – citing the restlessness and nervousness effects of too much caffeine and the sleepiness and depressed mood that caffeine withdrawal may cause.

Experts say those symptons are natural responses to stopping caffeine and clear up on their own.

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