To:  Sarah Barnett
Re:  Caffeine withdrawal symptoms

        Sarah's patient was withdrawing from rather heavy caffeine useage
when her infant became dysphoric(irritable, flipped a lid).  It is commonly
known that patients who withdraw off of regular caffeine use go through a
withdrawal period,  most commonly associated with severe unremittant
headaches,  that last for several days to a week.  Its not unrealistic to
assume the same occurred in this infant,  since he/she withdrew as well.

TWHale
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T.W. Hale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Texas Tech University School of Medicine

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