This is your brain on caffeine

[@evanwilliamson3602]

“Less GABA” means more glutamate. More glutamate means an increase in anxiety. Got anxiety? GIVE UP coffee. There’s a start.

[@elliotwonderland36]

It worked for getting rid of my anxiety, almost completely.

[@freestyleliving4145]

I take wellbutron to barley make it wonder how quitting coffee compares

[@NitWomba]

Please continue doing whatever you're doing. Resources like these are extremely valuable, especially to students. I hope you're learning a lot and I hope the knowledge serves you well too.

[@JamesCarmichael]

So I've been trying to cut down and/or eliminate caffeine as I find I was getting really dehydrated due to the constant urination and I was also up at night till about 1am - sometimes 2/3am. I've switched to decaf tea and BOY what a difference. I'm hardly ever running to the toilet. I'm in bed by 22:30 sometimes and I'm waking up feeling refreshed. Now I know some people say decaf tea has chemicals in it, but for now I'm more than happy with the results. The withdrawals were.....unpleasant to say the least. Headaches, general tiredness, lack of drive, no sex drive whatsoever and for the first 3 days I actually couldn't sleep very well. These passed within 7 days though. *Worth it* doesn't come close. I still have a cup of regular tea now and then as well as some chocolate, but I'm never touching coffee again. Even the smell has changed from pleasant to revolting. Next of the list is alcohol and nicotine. I changed from smoking to vaping and have cut down on drinking a lot, but I'm going to push to cut them down even more this year.

[@stefaniadiamond]

It's good to take breaks...watermelon rind for the sex drive 😋

[@daxx343]

Came across this comment half a decade later... How are things?

[@DanteLikesRock]

​@@stefaniadiamondYOU'RE good for the sex drive😉

[@donovanwilliamsroker4734]

The smallest amount of caffeine make me short circuit. I get palpitations, and tingling in head, hands and feet. And my body feel very heavy. My bp get elevated also. The worst feelings ever. I used to to love coffee. And drank it daily.

[@matthewgriffiths9642]

I don’t know why you don’t have more subscribers. This was sick. It answered so majy questions. Keeep it up

[@liorlevi7677]

This channel is gold. Subscribed!

[@scottyd8]

WOW ! Very unexpected from a man wearing a hoodie.

[@Pedro.Soares]

What a stereotypical and close minded comment

[@hillarycross7903]

This is so well referenced, such a rarity with youtube videos! Fantastic delivery also, thankyou x1000 :)

[@wiaraabrahama5955]

Caffeine ruined my life

[@saschabraband4528]

Same

[@biesman5]

Why

[@saschabraband4528]

@@biesman5 it made me anxious and nervous

[@maurimaj]

Your channel is truly good. You seem to do lots of research, and find great ways to present coherent and organised information. I hope you keep on making this videos, they are of great help for me and I'm grateful for them.

[@HindKS]

Very nice simplified presentation thank u

[@MatheusLima-ir8pb]

dude love the way you teach that stuff (though on 0.75x is easier to get the idea). nice work and thank you very much

[@tamkakit1233]

Great explanation

[@techneeke5507]

great vid

[@kazaakas]

12:22 "One thing that high ACh will do, is it will increase the activity of the VL preoptic nucleus" 12:48 "...as well as increasing ACh, which also shuts off the VL preoptic area" This gotta be a mistake. I'm really confused of what to believe now.

[@thisisyourbrainonscience4597]

yes that was a mistake! thank you for letting me know. Adenosine activates the VLPO while acetylcholine shuts it off. I added an annotation

[@kristyweatherall3860]

Brilliant 😊

[@TupacComeback]

altair has returned!

[@orthodoxNPC]

Wait, so what am I suppose to go out and buy? ...such confuse

[@kazaakas]

Furthermore, saying that GABA reduces activity is an extremely generalized statement and in practicality often not true if its just a small increase. Yes it is primarily inhibitory, but in this way it seems to inhibit cognitive reflection as well, making people to not overthink their actions as much, right? Thinking of alcohol as a GABA releaser and it's effect in inhibiting reflection and worrying.

[@victoriaolson8985]

wanted to like this but little effort is made to help the viewer understand if the impact of caffeine is good or bad.

[@isaadhismail7324]

Agreed that's all that matters in the end

[@edwardjoel1970]

I have a question you may or may not be able to answer--does caffeine effect everyone's body in a similar way? I ask because no matter how much or how little caffeine I have, it seems to have absolutely no effect on me.

[@dainsorensen142]

Edward Joel some people metabolize caffeine differently than others. Due to genetics.

[@stefaniadiamond]

Add sugar

[@lilly-lk3mp]

Anyone here suffer with OCD and think that caffeine may be the culprit??

[@isaadhismail7324]

Yeah really do think it makes things worse

[@hampusbergqvist6840]

Bro, make more videos! Quality content at it's finest

[@joeybrown9952]

great id!

[@blusilom3426]

Caffeine do harm old people more than young. Some old folks lost good sleep cycle with irregular heart beats like me.

[@mistytaule5575]

Im so sad its not paying off and actually harmz my psyche caffine

[@trashbag1598]

Basicly poison😢😢

[@jimkay11]

Which field of study is this from? Neuroscience? Pharmacy/medicine?

[@thisisyourbrainonscience4597]

I study neuroscience, but this specifically would be called psychopharmacology, or neuropsychopharmacology = the study of dugs and behavior

[@thisisyourbrainonscience4597]

dude what?

[@jsballeck]

Grog confused.

[@lionelmartinez9090]

Lol me who a gym rat taking pre workout makes coffee garbage pre workout be like cocaine.

[@salimmuhammad9292]

P

[@BarnLoafs]

this shit is woke af

[@melvayaredaguilar]

🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌

[@stefaniadiamond]

I need my drugs!!