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Coffee linked to slower biological ageing among those with severe mental illness

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204 points bookofjoe | 2 comments | 06 Dec 25 21:33 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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djaouen ◴[06 Dec 25 22:26 UTC] No.46177130[source]▶
As someone formally diagnosed with one of these mental illnesses, I can confidently say that coffee triggers a beneficial reaction to my illness as well as to other health-adjoint mechanisms in my body. To me, drinking coffee is like breathing air or eating food, and to go without it means symptom flare-ups.
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rendall ◴[07 Dec 25 09:55 UTC] No.46180525[source]▶
Coffee's great. In the early morning, just the thought of a large cup of steaming black gets me out of bed with pep in my step. A cup of coffee or two in the afternoon always kicks the doldrums away.

Before the grumpy start making noise, yes, I absolutely am addicted. If I miss two days, then I get a headache for three days. Still definitely worth it. Everybody should drink coffee. There is no good reason not to.

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1. tenthirtyam ◴[07 Dec 25 10:34 UTC] No.46180711[source]▶
Hmm, sorta similar for me except my normal is only one cup per day. Every now and than (say every few months), I get up to two, then soon three cups per day and I start getting migraine. Then I think to myslf, "boy, I gotta quit coffee forever", and so I do. Then I get headaches from withdrawal, but that only lasts a few days. Typically, I stay off coffee forever for about two or three weeks, and the cycle repeats.

So... if you want to cut back, just persevere for a few days of no coffee. The statistics don't lie.*

* sample size = 1

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2. rendall ◴[07 Dec 25 11:07 UTC] No.46180874[source]▶
My experience is that cold turkey is just the pits. Tapering off can eliminate side-effects and iirc is recommended by health professionals.