tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post6420894112217890310..comments2024-03-22T00:30:09.536-07:00Comments on The Neurocritic: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee?The Neurocritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-90204641789131337722016-08-21T22:56:24.371-07:002016-08-21T22:56:24.371-07:00Hello, I had a few questions. I would like to say ...Hello, I had a few questions. I would like to say first and foremost that I am super happy that I Google everything! It seems that you are very open minded and give good advice. I'm hoping you can help. I have recently stopped taking opiates and benzos and I have been in them for over 20 years. I have also have up cigarettes. I have stopped everything, including eating good or sleeping. I toss and turn all night and I can only have been asleep for an hour, if that, and the smell of coffee wakes me up. I have been extremely ill, and not hungry. Am I doing all of this safely? Also, can this hurt me? Should I just go ahead and give up the coffee too?javajerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922142612814482087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-49374213764493157932016-08-21T22:51:11.278-07:002016-08-21T22:51:11.278-07:00So basically, I have recently stopped narcotics an...So basically, I have recently stopped narcotics and benzos, and have went 3 days without coffee. The caffeine seals me up, along with bad dreams. I'm on about day 6. I know it's hard enough to sleep, but when my husband gets up for wotk, I can have only been asleep for an hour after tossing and turning, and he ends up waking me up. Thankfully at least I know that the smell alone is enough to wake me. So I don't mean to get off topic, but I do need to know your opinion. I have recently quit benzos and opiates, and I am not eating or sleeping much at all. Am I doing this safely? I have been in this medication since 2003. I have tried to quit numerous times with no luck. This time has been successful, just very sleep deprived individual. Any ideas? Should I lay down the coffee as well?javajerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922142612814482087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-50129206884659853682008-06-13T09:05:00.000-07:002008-06-13T09:05:00.000-07:00BAP - I'm not dismissive of this finding in rats, ...BAP - I'm not dismissive of this finding in rats, just critical of the immediate extrapolation to humans without adequate information. As the New Scientist article says,<BR/><BR/><I>We don't know if the same genes are suppressed in sleep-deprived humans, nor whether we would feel tired if they were...</I><BR/><BR/>The effect in rats does not appear to be "expectation." According to the Methods, the rats did not have prior experience with coffee aroma. They were exposed to one of the four conditions for 24 hrs, then their brains were removed. <BR/><BR/>Anonymous - I've heard the same thing about coffee-drinking in other countries (e.g., Sweden), that some people drink coffee before bedtime and go to sleep right away.<BR/><BR/>The authors conclude the paper with the following statements:<BR/><BR/><I>When we stay up all night, is it better for us to smell coffee bean aroma than to drink coffee, or would any other food-related odor produce similar effects? Further studies are needed for not only obtaining the correct answer for this question but also identifying the potential volatile compounds for this beneficial effect.</I>The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-47815416832862346062008-06-13T07:31:00.000-07:002008-06-13T07:31:00.000-07:00I know the coffee is not work for most night shift...I know the coffee is not work for most night shift nurses when they are used to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-75598588433992801172008-06-13T06:53:00.000-07:002008-06-13T06:53:00.000-07:00We all know we regular coffee drinkers perk up at...We all know we regular coffee drinkers perk up at just the sight and smell of coffee, but one assumes this is "just" an expectation effect, a placebo-type affect that would eventually extinguish if no actual caffein accompanied the aroma.<BR/><BR/>So: the smell affects the brain of the sleep deprive rats. But is this "just expectation" and thus "not real" -- we'd have to know if the rats had been accustomed to ingesting/smelling coffee. I assume the article would say that the rats had prior experience.<BR/><BR/>Neurocritic, you seem pretty dismissive of this finding, why? (Because no data on humans exists...?)<BR/><BR/>Many people need to reduce coffee intake for myriad health reason, such as restoring battered gastrointestinal function. Thus its very important if spending time smelling coffee could reduce the amount one needs to drink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com