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What Happens When You Take Caffeine Pills & Alcohol?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Michele Harvey

The mixture of caffeine and alcohol can be toxic to your body. Caffeine appears to override the tiredness that occurs when you drink alcohol. It also delays your feeling of drunkenness. If you drink alcohol while taking caffeine pills, you are likely to keep drinking beyond your usual limits.

Michele Harvey began writing professionally in 2004. Her writing, pertaining to the arts, appears regularly in "I Love Chile News." Since successfully completing two years of creative writing workshops, her poetry has appeared in several literary magazines, including "The Litchfield Review" and "The Wazee Journal." She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in dietetics and nutrition from Florida International University.