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So yea i was wondering about you guys. How does caffeine affect your mind and your ability to do things?
The reason I'm asking is because i started drinking only water about 3 months ago for a jiu-jitsu tournament and today i decided to treat myself with a Dr. pepper and a shitload of mountain dew in like under 5 minutes. Now 2 hours later i just finished playing guitar hero for and hour and can fall asleep and am even having trouble typing because my fingers are a bit twitchy.
The problem with the guitar hero thing was that i played an hour of ONLY 1 song. I became obsessive compulsive and could not finish the song because i was trying to get 5 starts on expert. I played like the first 30 seconds at least about 60 times over trying to get it perfect so i could get the x4 multipp .... I'm rambling. back to the point. Does caffeine do this to any of you guys?
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Sugar Intake
Sugar Rush
Sugar Crash
I thought this was gonna be more energy drink/caffeine pills (fun shit, kept me through school twitching and alert for 4 hours despite having 0 sleep).
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United States7488 Posts
I haven't had any caffeine for over six years.
I don't know what it would do to me at this point.
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i cant wait for that damn sugar crash then, cause i my eyes dont want to be open but i cant help it any more.
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I drank a full throttle before going to bed once...man i could not sleep.
I don't really notice an effect during the day though.
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Whether you get more alert after drinking caffeine depends a lot on how much water is in your system. Caffeine dehydrates, so if you don't have enough water with the caffeine (say, with a strong black coffee like an espresso), you can actually get sleepy after drinking it.
Oh, and caffeine also has a muscle loosening effect for some people, which is why some body builders and athletes swear by it. Of course, it also makes you more "regular".... due to the loosening of intestinal and urinal muscles.
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United States42364 Posts
Taking pro-plus as you're just falling asleep is awesome. In the morning you're totally awake. Not just awake but somewhere beyond, like the opposite of drunk. There is some strange clarity that you can only get then.
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im addicted
i drink mountain dew like its water
i plan on having 2 coffees before 10 am tomorrow
then a redbull in the afternoon
and 3 or so mountain dews at night for drinks/dinner/whathave you
a few days without caffeine and feel like shit
withdrawal ftw. it actually causes headaches.
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Ive been slowly reducing my intake over the years, mostly because ive realized how powerful caffeine is.
Drink about 1-2 cokes or cups of coffee a day now on average, will get a bad headache if I dont have any. The real problem for me with soda is all the empty calories and sugar(Or corn syrup here in america, unfortunately). Dyes your teeth, it has contributed a lot to my insomnia over the years.
The temptation is that if I stop drinking, go a few weeks without having any caffeine and then suddenly have some.. I feel fuckin god like. Its unfortunate that it only takes a few days of sustained drinking for it to lose its effect and become merely something you are dependant on.
If you still want to drink it regularly, I would just recommend enacting a rule like "No caffeine after 4pm" or something.
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I drink a lot of monster:O
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I am not a fan of coffee or soda. I guess its a good thing! 
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Caffeine doesn't really affect me in any noticeable way.
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Affects my sleep and im really hyperactive :S!
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Coffee + Red Bull addict 
Don't be like me; just drink some water or something; much safer.
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Germany / USA16648 Posts
On June 06 2007 21:05 AmorVincitOmnia wrote:
i like tea.
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Caffeine makes my heart race
I drink it everyday but whatever. Fall asleep couple hours later :O
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Well for the last 5 months I've taken up a new diet and workout so I have been drinking only water and milk.
It's pretty nice I feel like I have more energy although when I tried it before I was always fucking depressed, or felt that way anyway.
When I drink caffeine I get tired usually which is the complete opposite of most people I know. Probably due to:
On June 06 2007 20:58 Ruins wrote:
Whether you get more alert after drinking caffeine depends a lot on how much water is in your system. Caffeine dehydrates, so if you don't have enough water with the caffeine (say, with a strong black coffee like an espresso), you can actually get sleepy after drinking it.
Oh, and caffeine also has a muscle loosening effect for some people, which is why some body builders and athletes swear by it. Of course, it also makes you more "regular".... due to the loosening of intestinal and urinal muscles.
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I just like the taste, I don't think Caffeine every does anything to me.
I'd drink before bed, and I fall asleep all the same, it's just that taste! Ahh so good...
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I have an extreme tolerance for caffeine built up through years of overexposing myself to it. For those of you looking for something on the market that provides a boost, but for whom caffeine is ineffective, try Niacin/Vitamin B especially (used in breakdown of glucose). Niacin will probably make your skin itch if you take enough though from blood rushing to the skin.
As for the OPs question, caffeine has little to no effect on me unless I take over 7-8 grams, which would usually be pretty dangerous for your average person.
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