Martha,

>> I don't know anything about nuclei accumbens, but speaking
>> strictly for me, up until very recently I drank about 12 oz. of
>> brewed coffee, what they'd probably consider 2 cups, a day.
>> Any time I didn't get it I'd get one heck of a nasty headache
>> for about 12-16 hours or so, starting around 30 hours after
>> my last "fix". To me, that's an addiction. Even if the
>> withdrawals aren't as severe as with these other drugs.



Plenty of other people have nuclei accumbenses that throb
when they don't get their morning coffee, too, just like
your accumbenses do. :) In fact, I've seen coffee headaches
that are SO severe, they are totally incapacitating and
cause vomiting and writhing-on-the-bed-in-agony pain. So,
yes, I'd agree with you, caffeine addiction sure does look
like an addiction.

By the way, did you know that caffeine has a half-life of 15
hours? Just about the length of your headache.

Love Liza
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