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Please do explain how taking 400mg of caffeine per day constitutes an addiction. I also take a daily multivitamin that contains ginseng, and a 'super' vitamin B pill. The latter makes the biggest difference in energy levels. I guess I'm 'addicted' to vitamin B, as well.

I would say the difference between addiction and supplementation is not in what you take, but rather what happens if you do not take it.

I'm supplementing with Vitamin D but I often forget to take it, sometimes for days.

Now would you be able to forget your caffeine? If yes, I'd say there's no addiction. If you'd start feeling cravings in a few hours, that's a different story ...



Now would you be able to forget your caffeine?

Yes, of course I can, and do. Why would you assume that I'm somehow dependent upon caffeine?


Yes, of course I can, and do. Why would you assume that I'm somehow dependent upon caffeine?

It's a substance known to cause addictions and I personally know a number of people who claim that they "need" it - nothing personal here.




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