Members Bonoman Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 A teenage waitress overdosed on caffeine after drinking 14 shots of espresso. Jasmine Willis, 17, could hardly breathe and was taken to hospital with a high temperature and heart palpitations. She had drunk almost three times the recommended daily amount of caffeine in just four hours. Miss Willis, a student, was working part-time out in her father Gary's recently-opened sandwich bar after sitting her GCSEs. She began her coffee binge last Wednesday after getting only five hours' sleep the previous night. "I decided to have a double espresso to perk me up," she said. "It did the trick so I had one after another and they seemed to be working. I felt great - as if I could take on the world." By noon she was feeling unwell and crying and laughing uncontrollably in front of bewildered customers. Miss Willis said: "My nerves were jangling. Tears were streaming down my face. People kept asking me if I was all right." Her father sent her home but by the following morning she could not feel her lips and was struggling to breathe. Miss Willis, from Stanley, County Durham, spent several hours under observation at the University Hospital of North Durham, where the caffeine overdose was diagnosed. She said: "I was drenched and burning up and hyperventilating. "I was having palpitations, my heart was beating so fast. I think I was going into shock". Miss Willis is due to start her Alevels at college next month, studying law, psychology, sociology and accountancy. She said last night: "Coffee is fine in moderation and really does pick you up, but I just overdid it. I didn't realise what could happen, so I hope other people learn from my mistake." "I felt exhausted for days afterwards and I can't even bear the sight of coffee now". Her father said: "Jasmine was just helping out in her holidays and had started on the 8am shift. "She doesn't usually drink coffee at all, not even instant. But I've just had a beautiful new coffee machine installed so she thought she'd try an espresso." The Department of Health advises people not to drink more than five single espressos or four cups of instant coffee a day. Earlier this year scientists questioned the validity of the traditional view that caffeine can reduce the effects of tiredness and increase alertness. The Bristol University team found that the levels of alertness among those who drank coffee were almost the same as those who had drunk none. Coffee has been found to have some health benefits, however, Studies have suggested it can protect against the onset of Parkinson's disease and keep the mind sharp into old age. Tea and coffee also contain a wealth of other health-boosting compounds. A spokesman for the British Coffee Association said: "There are thousands of published studies which demonstrate clearly that moderate coffee drinking - four to five cups a day - is perfectly safe. "Increasingly, there is evidence to suggest that there are health benefits from it. The key to any healthy, balanced diet is moderation in all things and this applies to coffee." linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 deserves a DAOTD award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 yeah, everyone also reads fark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 I once took too many caffeine pills and drank too much coffee. I was sick for four days, vomiting and diarrhea. Good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GUITARNUTTERUK Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 you can also od on water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 What a moron! I don't think I ever get more than 5 hours of sleep any more...I have one cup of coffee in the morning and that is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 you can also od on water! this is true , the body can't use it all, the brain swells then your f'd good . This is usually a stupid college boy stunt . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilki29 Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 you can also od on water! I believe it has to do with your kidneys failing. It cant process all the water, and after a short period of time they fail. In order for you to do this, you have to drink an incredible amount of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob O'Brian Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 you can also od on water! A relative of mine who is a flight nurse in NZ told me about this. Pacific islanders in some palces have rituals in which copious amounts of water must be drunk. Traditionally this wasn't dangerous because the water was not very pure, and slightly salty. Modern water treatment removes this salt and the osmotic effect of consuming large quanitites (something like 8 litres, I think) is enough to seriously damage the body. Weird, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 I'm so Excited I'm so Scared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 2manband Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 The water toxicity thing works because of the osmotic balance inside/outside your cell walls. Your bodily fluids are naturally somewhat salty. When you drink too much water, you dilute the saltiness of the fluids, and the cells bring water in through the cell wall in an atempt to keep the same salinity inside and outside the cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 that wasn't an OD, she'd be dead if she ODd on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilki29 Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 that wasn't an OD, she'd be dead if she ODd on it Not true. Overdose just implies that you take over the recommended amount that is safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bonoman Posted August 14, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 yeah, everyone also reads fark. And your point is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 For those that don't know how much it would take to actually kill you: http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/ It keeps crashing at the moment, but give it a few days and the Digg crowd will have moved on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FloydianAnimal Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 that wasn't an OD, she'd be dead if she ODd on it You don't have to die to have OD'd dude... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 And your point is... my point is you don't have to post this {censored} cuz everyone has already seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rippin' Robin Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 ...after getting only five hours' sleep the previous night... Wow. Some days I'd kill to get 5 hours of sleep. What a wimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fireball_73 Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 Pfft it wasn't even 14 shots of Vodka! most British teenagers can handle that no problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members venturawest Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 linky hmm. maybe she should try diet pills instead. might solve a number of issues at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 You don't have to die to have OD'd dude... I know that, but if you overdose on caffeine there's a good chance you will. 7 double espressos is not an overdose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Onkel Bob Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 For those that don't know how much it would take to actually kill you:http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/It keeps crashing at the moment, but give it a few days and the Digg crowd will have moved on. 2708.38 glasses of Chocolate Milk + You = Death. Wow. And I've only had 2706. I can safely drink one more then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bbl Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 ... She had drunk almost three times the recommended daily amount of caffeine in just four hours. ... So, the recommended daily amount of caffeine is 5 shots of espesso? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JCampbell72 Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 You don't have to die to have OD'd dude... And we learned that from the dude in your avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lokidecat Posted August 14, 2007 Members Share Posted August 14, 2007 yeah, everyone also reads fark. Glad i'm not the only one annoyed by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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