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Sooo....who's addicted to caffeine?

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I probably am, although I sometimes go through stretches where I don't drink any coffee or soda with no ill effects. I've been drinking ~3 cups of coffee every morning for the last month though.
 
Yea I was about six months ago, I would down 2-3 Monsters a day. Not sure how much caffeine that is but after 3 and have no effects of the caffeine I figured it was time to stop. The headaches were a bitch I took adrenal health, not sure if it helped or not but i havent had a energy drink in 6 months.
 
I'm on 2 day of quitting myself. I have to drink Barq 20oz for awhile, since it has the least of any caffeinated soda out there. Barq's 20oz is 37mg of caffeine. I get terrible headaches if I try to quit >50mg. So I just step down 25mg or so a day until I get to Barq's then quit from that.
 
I only have coffee right after I wake up. However, if I don't have that 1 coffee, I'll get really groggy a few hours later and it's a feeling that persists throughout the day usually causing me to fall asleep earlier than usual. If the lack of coffee is continued for multiple days, the same grogginess continues throughout.
 
I'm dependent on caffeine. addicted? maybe, but i haven't found out yet. I haven't sold my couch for coffee if that's what you mean.
 
i usually stop and get a 24oz coffee with cream on the way to work. im still drinking the same cup i got this morning, despite it being cold and 7 hours old. i dont make coffee at home, and i dont drink it on weekends. ive never had the caffeine shakes or withdrawals like a couple friends of mine get. they have coffee all day, cant function correctly without it.
 
At least I know I'm not totally alone on the 'drank so much I grew immune' category. Yeah, I know I need to ween myself off of it. But I can't function at this point without it.

A lot of you are not really caffeine addicts, as I would define it. Kinda like calling someone who pounds some beers once a week an 'alcoholic'. Or maybe the closer analogy is someone who likes a glass of wine with dinner.

Typical caffeine amounts; keep the serving size in mind.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/AN01211

Coke is 35mg per 12oz can, Diet is 45mg (did not know it was more- must have to addict you to the terrible taste somehow).

By comparison, many energy drinks are 80-120mg per 8oz and come in a 16oz can. I've been drinking Rockstar 'Punched' lately; normally their stuff tastes like sugary ass, but I like the fruit punch flavored drinks. They seem more mellow.

...but they have the mentioned 240mg per can.

Brewed coffee is similar to Coke...for a 4oz cup. When I drink coffee, it's a lot more than that, and I brew the diesel variety, so it's probably at least 100mg for an 8oz cup.

Again. I know. I have a problem. I'm just using some people who I know share some similarities to me to gauge exactly how bad it is...
 
IMHO you are addicted to caffeine as soon as you start having physical withdrawls when you try to stop.
 
phucheneh said:
At least I know I'm not totally alone on the 'drank so much I grew immune' category. Yeah, I know I need to ween myself off of it. But I can't function at this point without it.

A lot of you are not really caffeine addicts, as I would define it. Kinda like calling someone who pounds some beers once a week an 'alcoholic'. Or maybe the closer analogy is someone who likes a glass of wine with dinner.

Typical caffeine amounts; keep the serving size in mind.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/AN01211

Coke is 35mg per 12oz can, Diet is 45mg (did not know it was more- must have to addict you to the terrible taste somehow).

By comparison, many energy drinks are 80-120mg per 8oz and come in a 16oz can. I've been drinking Rockstar 'Punched' lately; normally their stuff tastes like sugary ass, but I like the fruit punch flavored drinks. They seem more mellow.

...but they have the mentioned 240mg per can.

Brewed coffee is similar to Coke...for a 4oz cup. When I drink coffee, it's a lot more than that, and I brew the diesel variety, so it's probably at least 100mg for an 8oz cup.

Again. I know. I have a problem. I'm just using some people who I know share some similarities to me to gauge exactly how bad it is...
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At the very least, recycle your immunity to it by cutting off your caffeine. You won't need so much if you just cut it off for a week.
 
Ns1 said:
IMHO you are addicted to caffeine as soon as you start having physical withdrawls when you try to stop.
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What "withdrawls" are you guys talking about? There aren't any other than a headache - which doesn't have any reprocussions like drugs of "Shit man, would it be nice to calm yourself and this headache with a nice cup of coffee?"

There is no addiction to it, the only addiction is a person's routine.
 
s0me0nesmind1 said:
What "withdrawls" are you guys talking about? There aren't any other than a headache - which doesn't have any reprocussions like drugs of "Shit man, would it be nice to calm yourself and this headache with a nice cup of coffee?"

There is no addiction to it, the only addiction is a person's routine.
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internet > you

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, recognized the condition as a disorder five years ago after reviewing decades of studies. They concluded the higher the caffeine intake, the more likely a patient was to suffer from severe withdrawal symptoms when denied the ingredient.
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Miss that cup of "Joe" or can of cola and don't be surprised if you start feeling funny, Kuhar warned. He said some people complain of "headache, fatigue, sleepiness, inability to focus and concentrate." Others report experiencing flu- like symptoms, irritability, depression and anxiety after skipping as little as one cup of coffee a day.

Kuhar explained that caffeine blocks receptors in the brain that can dilate blood vessels causing headaches. "Withdrawal symptoms can start from 12 to 20 hours after your last cup of coffee and peak about two days later and can last about as long as a week," Kuhar added.
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http://articles.cnn.com/2009-04-06/...einated-products-caffeine-intake?_s=PM:HEALTH

Withdrawal
Withdrawal symptoms – including headache, irritability, inability to concentrate, drowsiness, insomnia, and pain in the stomach, upper body, and joints – may appear within 12 to 24 hours after discontinuation of caffeine intake, peak at roughly 48 hours, and usually last from 2 to 9 days.[71] In prolonged caffeine drinkers, symptoms such as increased depression and anxiety, nausea, vomiting, physical pains and intense desire for caffeine containing beverages are also reported. Peer knowledge, support and interaction may aid withdrawal.[72]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine#Withdrawal
 
If you are regularly taking in a lot of caffeine through coffee and energy drinks, you're doing it wrong. It becomes counterproductive that way.

Better way is to have off-days and weeks sometimes. Or alternate with tea (mostly green) like I do.
 
I drink 3-4 cups of coffee a day (work provided). I've been noticing that 5-hour energy drinks do nothing for me anymore too..

I get headaches on the weekends cause I don't drink much coffee, if at all.
 
Crono said:
If you are regularly taking in a lot of caffeine through coffee and energy drinks, you're doing it wrong. It becomes counterproductive that way.

Better way is to have off-days and weeks sometimes. Or alternate with tea (mostly green) like I do.
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How does that do anything? Tea is loaded with caffeine too.
 
I need my coffee. Without it, the headache others have mentioned pretty much puts me out of commission for like 1 or 2 days.
Since I cut out almost all pop drinking, my caffeine is mostly just a 24oz cup in the morning on work days, and then maybe another at lunch if we go someplace that serves coffee.

When I work from home, or on weekends I tend to down between 1 and 2 pots...
 
Yeah, I am too. I LOVE coffee. Used to drink it all day into early evening when I was younger. A few years ago I began to have trouble sleeping, so I cut back to about 3-4 cups in the morning.

I switched to green tea at night. I can get away with a cup or two and still sleep.
 
I can drink a cup of strong coffee before bed & have no trouble falling asleep.

I drink 3 decent sized cups of coffee each day; sometimes more. But, I brew the coffee extra extra strong. I'm on the 1st floor of our school - when I brew flavored coffees, I hear a lot of times that people on the 2nd floor are wondering, "where's that awesome coffee smell coming from?"
 
Ns1 said:
How does that do anything? Tea is loaded with caffeine too.
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Tea's not as "loaded". Green tea has about 30 milligrams per cup, Black tea is about 60. YMMV based on steep times, iirc.

12 oz of caffeinated soda has 35 milligrams.

Standard cup of coffee has 100+ milligrams, depending on type of coffee and coffee-to-water ratio.
 
I get the Awake tea for my Keurig. It is loaded with caffeine.
I am a caffeine addict and it gives me the shakes.
 
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