Does anyone else find coffee ineffective as a stimulant?

[SpiderX]

I'm trying to stay up a little later to finish an essay that's due on Tuesday. So I figured I'd have some coffee. It really hasn't perked me up at all.

Give me an espresso, and then I'd be flying.

Anyone else find coffee ineffective as a stimulant?

 

[Lager]

It's due on Tuesday.

 

[SpiderX]

Originally posted by: lager
It's due on Tuesday.

Yeah but I have a test on Tuesday as well. I need Monday night to study. =)

 

[Spoooon]

Well, it's not the coffee per se. What you need to do when making coffee is increase the amount of coffee per unit water. It'll taste like crap, but you'll get more caffeine.

 

[SpiderX]

Originally posted by: Spoooon
Well, it's not the coffee per se. What you need to do when making coffee is increase the amount of coffee per unit water. It'll taste like crap, but you'll get more caffeine.

hmm so 1 part water and 9 parts coffee. lol

 

[0roo0roo]

coffee only does so much if your exhausted.

 

[BaboonGuy]

you sir have one helluva work ethic

 

[SpiderX]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
you sir have one helluva work ethic

I'm only trying to act smart. My next post is going to be

"As a habitual procrastinator, does anyone have any tips to change?"

 

[Kelvrick]

Coffee doesn't do much, but I try to get the strongest, worst tasting crap I can find. It wakes me up with just a sip.

 

[ethebubbeth]

it's all about the shock latte

30mg of caffeine per fluid ounce...

edit: i need more sleep, can't believe i said 30mb of caffeine...

 

[nan0bug]

Caffiene doesn't really do anything for me anymore, but thats because I abused too many stimulants as a teenager I think.

 

[rgwalt]

If you are used to larger dose of caffeine as your stimulant, then you are probably desensitized. Also, the fact that you are drinking a hot liquid will tend to relax you. If I really need a jump start, I go with a Redbull, or simply a couple of cokes. Redbull provides you with a jolt of caffeine along with sugars AND the B-vitamine complex that is useful in breaking down those sugars and other carbs to produce chemical energy. So you get the stimulant and more energy. The problem is that you will come crashing down...

Ryan

 

[glen]

A seven ounce cup of coffee has about 130 mg caffeine.

A 1.5 to 2 oz demitase of espresso has about 100 mg cafeine.

 

[StageLeft]

You just need more caffeine.

 

[edro]

It works great as a searing pain stimulant...

The caffeine does nothing for me, but the burning sensation wakes me up!

 

[clamum]

Dexedrine

 

[DurocShark]

I'm pretty immune to the effects of caffeine now... I'm so addicted that I have to have buckets of coffee throughout the day just to function normally. . . LoL

But try a caffeine pill like NoDoz. I'm not kidding! For some reason that stuff has a completely different effect on me than coffee!

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Coffee does not work at all on me anymore. I could literally drink a pot of coffee and go to sleep half an hour later with no problems. Well... other than the fact I'd piss all over myself while I slept The only think that works on me is Amp. That stuff pwns me Better tasting than that red bull bs too.

 

[xospec1alk]

more than anything, cofee just makes me real antsy...it doesn't ever do a good job of keeping me up. try something different. i hear blue green algae works well.

 

[SWScorch]

coffee does nothing for me. Actually, caffeine in general has no effect on my level of alertness, it just makes me pee a lot.