Celsius causes brain fog

Question

Celsius and other caffeinated drinks can lead to brain fog and fatigue.

Comments

Have you ever experience brain fog/fatigue from drinking Celsius in your personal life?

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In the article you referenced, it mentions that brain fog is not a medical condition. I believe that when you're coming down from caffeine, you can feel fatigued and may struggle to think clearly. If someone is dependent on caffeine, they're likely to experience fatigue later in the day and may not be fully cognizant.

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The article explains that while caffeine can boost alertness, excessive consumption, especially from drinks like Celsius, may lead to brain fog due to its interference with sleep and potential to cause over-reliance. One point you could expand on is the act of caffeine consumption and how it can disrupt sleep, which worsens fatigue, prompting more caffeine use. I would say that a helpful addition would be to emphasize the importance of understanding individual caffeine intake tolerance, making it harder to generalize its effects on brain fog and fatigue.

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Personally, I stopped drinking caffeine as a habit and also to save money, but found that later in the day when the effects wear off you may feel a sense of grogginess or fatigue. This is a normal effect of caffeine and occurs with other drugs especially when you have an addiction or over-reliance on it. Because Celcius also has a ridiculously high amount of sugar mixed with the caffeine it can cause sugar crashes, also causing fatigue-like symptoms.

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While this claim could be true in some cases, the article you associated it with didn't have science based factual claims, making it hard to believe it to be true. Also, yea, caffeine isn't the best thing for you, but to develop brain fog because of it sounds a little extreme

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I agree with you. According to Yale Medicine, brain fog is not a medical condition. When people refer to "brain fog" they are often experiencing symptoms like "sluggish thinking, difficulty processing information, forgetfulness, and an inability to focus."

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/how-to-manage-long-covid-brain-fog#:~:text=Brain%20fog%20isn't%20an,%2C%20pay%20attention%2C%20or%20concentrate.

Answer 1

This article comes across as a bit misleading and exaggerated. It places caffeine consumption as a primary cause of "brain fog" but doesn't use evidence to connect the two. The author explains that caffeine can cause symptoms of sleep deprivation, citing a reliable source in Cleveland Clinic. This sleep deprivation is what can cause the feeling of brain fog, but sleep deprivation isn't just caused by caffeine consumption, and the article never fully bridges the gap between caffeine and brain fog. Obviously, a lack of sleep could be caused by caffeine and lead to brain fog, but the claim of the article makes it sound like consuming caffeine products causes your brain to get foggy, which is not true.