Caffeine

• What other names is Caffeine known by?
• What is Caffeine?
• How does Caffeine work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Are there any interactions with medications?
• Dosing considerations for Caffeine

What other names is Caffeine known by?

1,3,7-trimethylxanthine, Anhydrous Caffeine, Caffeine and Sodium Benzoate, Caffeine Anhydrous, Caffeine Citrate, Citrated Caffeine, Methylxanthine, Trimethylxanthine.

What is Caffeine?

Caffeine is a chemical. Caffeine containing products include coffee, tea, cola, guarana, mate, and other sources.

Effective for...

• Headache, including migraine and headache following surgery.

Likely Effective for...

• Mental alertness.

Possibly Effective for...

• Improving athletic performance.
• Preventing dizziness on standing up (orthostatic hypotension) in older people.
• Delaying the onset of Parkinson's disease.
• Asthma.
• Preventing type 2 diabetes when consumed from coffee or tea.
• Breathing problems in infants.
• Preventing gallstones.
• Weight loss when given with other drugs.
• Headache after epidural anesthesia.

Possibly Ineffective for...

• Treating attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

• Skin irritation, redness, and itching; improvement of exercise endurance; overdose; and other conditions.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).

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