Is it okay to drink Chai-Latte

JulsM · April 2010

Hi all,

I am wondering is it okay to drink small cup of chai-latte from starbucks as i think i need to drink somthing hot as my Blood Pressure is going down....not sure if it is okay to have a latte....as my doctor said no caffine what so ever.

Please advice before i faint:(

Thanks

Juls (10 weeks)

Gummybear · April 2010

I drink them all the time. But my Dr. says 200 mg of caffeine is OK.

Sweets2005 · April 2010

Why did he say no caffeine whatsoever? Do you have some kind of condition that he said that? Everything I have read and from what my doctors had said, you can have up to 2 cups of coffee safely per day.

Can you have something else, though, so you don't faint? Juice? Granola bar?

LIL_DERBY · April 2010

Chai does have Caffeine so if dr. said no Caffeine I am sorry to say no you can't...

But there Passion tea is awesome and NO Caffeine

ccm25 · April 2010

Looks like 75 mg:

https://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2007/10/18/how_much_caffeine_in_starbucks_coffee.php

nfatigato · April 2010

LIL_DERBY:
..

But there Passion tea is awesome and NO Caffeine

Yes

gimlingal · April 2010

Starbucks Chai's have caffiene in them... the tall has 75mg and the grande has 100mg.

Hope that helps...

https://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/tazo-tea/chai-latte?foodZone=9999

Caymandreams · April 2010

Since when does drinking something hot raise your blood pressure? Hmm

pepomntpat · April 2010

I would die if I had no caffeine whatsoever. No chocolate?? No hot cocoa? Not even the occasional decaf coffee? Why did they say none at all?

LIL_DERBY · April 2010

nfatigato:
LIL_DERBY:

..

But there Passion tea is awesome and NO Caffeine

nfatigato have you ever had it with rasberry syrup?! Yum!! The girls that work there turned me onto it

JulsM · April 2010

My doctor gave me a list of dos and donts and also she told me not to drink any caffine means no coffe, no tea, no hot chocklate...as she said its my first pregnancy and it is better to take precautions rather then taking risks. So I didnt had any caffine religiously from last 10 weeks...since I am pregnant. But when my BP goes down the only thing helps to bring it back up quickly is a hot cup of tea or hot cup of coffee....I did had some juice and sugar but not helping...still dizzy. I think I will just go and have a cup of small latte with lots of milk in it and hope for best. My am going for my very first official ultrasound tomorrow. Excited and scared about it at the same time.

Thanks for helpful information friends:)

Juls

Caymandreams · April 2010

Try something with a high sodium content.

JulsM · April 2010

Since when does drinking something hot raise your blood pressure? Hmm

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Since I have developed low blood pressure problem. My doctor tried so many things but told me that i should quickly go and have a cup of hot tea or coffee when i feel my blood pressure is going down....as there was a point when my blood pressure dropped very quickly and i was at the stage of getting stoke.

nfatigato · April 2010

LIL_DERBY:
nfatigato:
LIL_DERBY:

..

But there Passion tea is awesome and NO Caffeine

nfatigato have you ever had it with rasberry syrup?! Yum!! The girls that work there turned me onto it

Nope. That sounds good though!! I usually just drink it plain or with a tiny bit of splenda. I actually bought a box of the tea bags a couple times and made them in my iced tea maker. YUMMY!

Caymandreams · April 2010

JulsM:

Since when does drinking something hot raise your blood pressure?

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Since I have developed low blood pressure problem. My doctor tried so many things but told me that i should quickly go and have a cup of hot tea or coffee when i feel my blood pressure is going down....as there was a point when my blood pressure dropped very quickly and i was at the stage of getting stoke.

If he said specifically tea or coffee then it might be the caffeine that helps. Have you tried sodium? When mine gets low and I get real dizzy I drink pickle juice or v8 with extra salt. That helps.

Sweets2005 · April 2010

Caymandreams:
JulsM:

Since when does drinking something hot raise your blood pressure?

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Since I have developed low blood pressure problem. My doctor tried so many things but told me that i should quickly go and have a cup of hot tea or coffee when i feel my blood pressure is going down....as there was a point when my blood pressure dropped very quickly and i was at the stage of getting stoke.

Yea, I highly doubt it is the heat. I don't see how caffeine could help either since doesn't it restrict your blood vessels? Or maybe the heat opens the up? IDK but this makes no sense! But if it helps you, then go for it.

If he said specifically tea or coffee then it might be the caffeine that helps. Have you tried sodium? When mine gets low and I get real dizzy I drink pickle juice or v8 with extra salt. That helps.

laurakaz13 · April 2010

Gummybear:
I drink them all the time. But my Dr. says 200 mg of caffeine is OK.

This. My doctor said the same thing. I work in the medical field and all our docs at my clinic say 200mg is absolutely fine.

I drink a cup of coffee per day.

faith194 · April 2010

My doctor says no herbal or green teas(is chai considered herbal?), so I would not drink it.

However, my friend drank iced chai tea throughout her pregnancy and delivered a perfect little boy!

I guess I'd ask my doctor before I drank it!

kellysgirl2006 · April 2010

JulsM:
Hi all,

I am wondering is it okay to drink small cup of chai-latte from starbucks as i think i need to drink somthing hot as my Blood Pressure is going down....not sure if it is okay to have a latte....as my doctor said no caffine what so ever.

Please advice before i faint:(

Thanks

Juls (10 weeks)

order the big train chai, it's 99% caffine free and soooooo good

squeakerabudhbabi · April 2010

My little sister works at Starbucks, and their tall chai has about 100 mg of caffeine. So, if it's a total no-go, I would say absolutely not.

squeakerabudhbabi · April 2010

HOWEVER, 4 shots of decaf espresso from Starbucks only equals 20 mg of caffeine. So, get a decaf latte of your choice. A grande will only have two shots in it, so, that's like 10 mg of caffeine...not bad at all.

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