Caffeine Question

Well, i have an ASD in my heart, which causes heart palputations. I have to wear a heart monitor this week, and i'm aware excessive tea and coffee can cause palputations.

So, does anyone know how much tea i'd need to drink to affect this?

Reply 1

zzzzzoe

well, ive heard that 3 cups of coffee (one after the other) gets your adrenaline going a lot and apparently, tea is higher in caffeine than coffee! im not entirely sure about that though

Reply 2

danny8522003

Tea is NOT higher in caffeine than coffee.

http://wilstar.com/caffeine.htm

Reply 3

jcroft

Found this if it helps...

Caffeine Content Comparisons
The following is the
approximate caffeine content
of various beverages Milligrams of Caffeine

Item Average per serving Range Per ounce*
Coffee (5 oz. cup) 80 40 - 170 16.00
Cola (12 oz. can) 45 30 - 60 3.75
Black Tea (one tea bag) 40 25 - 110 5.00
Oolong Tea (one tea bag) 30 12 - 55 3.75
Green Tea (one tea bag) 20 8 - 30 2.50
White Tea (one tea bag) 15 6 - 25 2.00
Decaf Tea (one tea bag) 2 1 - 4 0.50
Herbal Tea (one tea bag) 0 0 0.00

Not really sure what it means, but hey it looks promising...

Reply 4

Wigsy

Cheers for the replies guys :smile:

Doesn't seem to be too much Caffeine in tea compared to coffee, and i woulda been warned about it at the hospital if it were an issue for the monitor, so hopefully it'll be ok!

Reply 5

jcroft

Just drink delicious herbal tea... :biggrin:

Reply 6

Grey Area

Rooibos (redbush) tea is quite nice, caffeine free and supposedly good for you. But unless your doctor says to, I wouldn't give up on the normal stuff entirely.