Fluids Hypertension Syndromes: Migraines, Headaches, Normal ...

Fluids Hypertension Syndromes – Dr. Leonardo Izecksohn – page 111
ning of glaucoma. We taught her to stop all caffeinated drinks, medications, and to restrict the liquids
drinks to only the thirst needs.
After one month, she came again for exam, cured from all those symptoms, without any medication.
Here we see:
- The extreme sensibility of this teenager to the caffeine and excesive water;
- At how young age can begin the Normal (Peak) Tension Glaucoma;
- How the Migraines warn about the glaucoma beginning; and
- How easily we can cure all this sufferings.
In general, each of the following contains approximately 200 milligrams of caffeine:
One 200 milligram caffeine pill
One 12 oz cup of regular Starbucks coffee
590 milliliters of Monster Energy
680 grams of milk chocolate
470 milliliters of regular coffee
1/2 tube of Spazzstick Caffeinated Lip Balm
Two Foosh Energy Mints
Two Buzz Bites Chocolate Energy Chews
740 milliliters of Bawls caffeinated drink
Three standard Excedrin pills
710 milliliters of Red Bull energy drink
One liter of Vault energy drink
150 milliliters of espresso from Robusta beans
1.2 liters of black tea
1.2 liters of Mountain Dew
1.8 liters of typical soda pop
2.0 liters of Coca-Cola Classic
2.4 liters of green tea
The beverages with caffeine on the United States of America are denominated as “colas”, “soft
drinks”, or “energy drinks”.
“Caffeine is widely considered a very benign substance, and it is ubiquitous in coffee, tea, and soft
drinks. The estimated average daily intake is 99 mg. A cup of coffee can contain 127 mg of caffeine,
tea up to 107 mg, and soft drinks up to 65 mg.” (Dharan, V B and others).
We do not know the caffeine amount inside each Brazilian soft drink trademark, because the manufacturers
do not inform this on the label.
“We have encountered 36 children and adolescents (17 girls and 19 boys) with daily or near-daily
headache related to excessive caffeine intake in the form of cola drinks. The mean age of the subjects
was 9.2 years (range 6-18) and mean headache duration was 1.8 years (range 0.6-5). All were heavy
cola drinks consumers; at least 1.5 liters of cola drinks per day (192.88 mg of caffeine daily), and an
average of 11 liters of cola drinks a week. Gradual withdrawal can be achieved without withdrawal
headache and with complete disappearance of the induced chronic daily headache.” (Hering-Hanit R,
and Gadoth N).
“The Blue Mountains Eye Study examined 3654 participants aged 49+ years in an area west of
Sydney, Australia. Participants with open-angle glaucoma who reported regular coffee drinking had
significantly higher mean intraocular pressure (19.63 mmHg) than participants who said that they did
not drink coffee (16.84 mmHg). Participants consuming > or = 200 mg caffeine per day had higher
mean intraocular pressure (19.47 mmHg) than those consuming < 200 mg caffeine per day (17.11
mmHg).” (Chandrasekaran S, and others).
We had 327 patients who mentioned regular use of soft drinks. They were 197 women and 130 men,
with average age of 30.4 years.
These 327 users of soft drinks complained about: