Can coffee have a reverse affect on you?

Question

Well, quite unusual to say but, starting out 2 weeks ago... while drinking coffee I literally felt weak a few moments later. I mean it would get my hype usually fast, but now I just don't even gain energy?

Is this even possible...?

Answer 1

people who have heart conditions should not drink coffee b/c the caffeine makes your heart race. even if you are just a regular person, and you drink a lot of it it can make you kind of feel weird.  

Answer 2

well i don't know about that, but coffee gives me diarrhea.

Answer 3

Caffeine takes more water to process than the coffee provides. So it takes extra water from our system which dehydrates us. When we are dehydrated we become tired. Caffeine also depletes our bodies of B vitamins which are essential for energy.

If not offset by extra water then we will not be as stimulated as we could be or just get tired. Some people this happens right away if they don't have enough water in their system. Other people they can go for a while without noticing this like you.

I would drink extra water. It is a natural energizer anyhow. When having caffeine drink even more. If you still have more than 3 caffeinated drinks a day then you need to take a good quality mult B complex vitamin too.

Answer 4

Sure its called tolerance. Your body has built up a tolerance to the caffeine so now when it use to take you one cup to get buzzed now you need two or else you just feel sleepy.

Answer 5

i am the same way. it used to bring me up,and now it seems to make me want to go back to bed.  So only drink coffee once every couple of weeks when i really need it...

Answer 6

Caffeine, just like any other stimulant, CAN have a paradoxical effect, especially in low doses. Try having another cup soon after, then go and do something - you might not feel it at first, but wait a little while and I guarantee you'll feel your usual hype!  This problem also happened to myself a while ago, and though I was slightly worried at first, this seems to help greatly.  

Answer 7

I had a hyper brother and my Mom use to give him coffee to bring him down. Seemed to work. So, I guess it can have a reverse affect.