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Can Caffeine Cause Tingling Sensation In Wrist And Burning Sensation?

I'm 43, 6'2, 230lbs., non-smoker,light drinker one day/wkend, slightly high /normal cholesterol is only med history. Lately when I drink more than 2 cups of coffee, I get a slight squeezing/burning, sometimes tingling sensation on my left wrist for approx. 15 min then goes away. no other accompanying symptoms and I do sleep on my left side, arm up under my head and often wake with slight shoulder/neck discomfort, should I stop caffeine?
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Hello, and thanks for your question.

Caffeine can cause anxiety, as it activates the sympathetic nervous system. Anxiety and symptathetic activation can cause uncomfortable physical sensations such as burning and tingling. I would cut down on the amount of caffeine you are drinking, and these symptoms are very likely to go away.

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Can Caffeine Cause Tingling Sensation In Wrist And Burning Sensation?

Hello, and thanks for your question. Caffeine can cause anxiety, as it activates the sympathetic nervous system. Anxiety and symptathetic activation can cause uncomfortable physical sensations such as burning and tingling. I would cut down on the amount of caffeine you are drinking, and these symptoms are very likely to go away. In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an American doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers