Is caffeine powder safe to use?

By Anonymous August 3, 2014 - 10:48pm

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Heard about the death of young kid using caffeine powder. You can buy this product for less than $10 and a teaspoon is equivalent to 20-23 cups of coffee. I work two jobs and need this to keep me going. Can anybody use this product? Are there health conditions where someone should not use this product?

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Maryann Gromisch RN Guide

Hello Anonymous,

I can appreciate your need to stay alert because you work two jobs.

However, caffeine is a stimulant drug. Pure caffeine, sold as a powder dietary supplement, has side effects. It can cause irregular heartbeats, muscle spasms, and kidney failure.

This summer, Logan Stiner died suddenly just three days before his high school graduation. . Later, a plastic bag with a white powder was found in his house. It contained pure, concentrated caffeine.

As reported on WHDH.com NBC/Boston "
An autopsy found Logan had 23 times as much caffeine in his system a typical coffee or cola drinker, enough to kill him.'

Anonymous, do not use caffeine powder. No one should. It can kill you.

Regards,
Maryann

August 5, 2014 - 8:18am