I Hate Coffee? - Page 4

On June 17 2013 23:38 Chef wrote:
I never said caffeine was like cocaine lol. I did know that you can get back to normal pretty quickly.

To qualify caffeine withdrawal as pussy withdrawal is really weird and obnoxious. Of course quitting heroine or the like is gonna give you more than a headache. But I don't think headaches feel good just because there are worse things.


Pretty bad compared to not having a headache, being irritable, being tired, etc. Try an experiment yourself if you want. Drink 6 cups of coffee a day for a month and then suddenly quit. You can assess for yourself if you think it is a slight annoyance or something that really disrupts your ability to work productively and enjoy socializing.

I'm not saying quitting caffeine is an intolerable experience, and you can actually avoid most of the withdrawal by just halving your intake every day until you're having none. It's certainly not as hard as quitting smoking or something like that if you don't have an emotional attachment to it. I'm just saying you're gonna be a real grumpy bear. If you're the type to have espressos from morning till night, you might be more than a grumpy bear ;p So I don't really understand why we're suddenly talking about illegal drugs and comparing caffeine to them. Of course there is no comparison in terms of damage you can do to your body.

On June 17 2013 00:38 Chef wrote:
Regular use of caffeine offers no advantage. People who regularly consume caffeine REQUIRE the caffeine to operate at the same functionality as someone who never has it. This is because the brain adapts to it (aka tolerance) and normalizes itself. If it doesn't get the caffeine, then you get withdrawal and you're even worse off. Heightened energy and the like are from the first few uses (not of your life, but after your brain has stopped thinking it will get any) when the brain isn't expecting it.

If you don't like the taste of coffee, you shouldn't drink it. It stains your teeth and it develops dependency. If you do, caffeine isn't the worst thing in the world as long as you have it at a habitual time and not in huge doses.

If you want to stay away till 4am like your friends, just sleep in till 11am ;p It is really not useful to stay up longer than you usually do, since cutting into sleep just means significantly lower performance both the day you are working and the day after. Always get a good rest before you have a test, and you'll do way better. Really you should be thankful you don't stay up till 4am, cause that's pretty much insomnia if you don't sleep in.

On June 20 2013 18:59 Work and Play wrote:
Stay away from coffee! If you don't like it, good for you! Not only is it immensely bad for your teeth, many people that drink coffee are just caffeine addicted. People who don't consume caffeine on a regular basis are able to stay alert much better without caffeine than someone addicted to caffeine without their fix. Also, as someone else already mentioned, if you ever do wanna stay up late just get an energy drink ,coca cola, or tea with caffeine. Due take note that caffeine works much better and more intense on people who don't consume it on a regular basis.

On June 20 2013 19:57 Passion wrote:

Don't listen to this guy, as he's either very badly informed or flat out lying.

Coffee is in fact good for your teeth. Coffee contains a lot of trigonelline, which protects your teeth from erosion, decay and bacteria.

Stuff like energy drinks or coca cola on the other hand are horrible for your teeth, as well as the rest of your body (and the sugar free verions are worse than the regular one). To be honest, I'm not sure energy drinks are the healthier option compared to coke (the white and powdery one).