Thread: Does caffeine affect you? How much?

Nexis wrote:
>
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him talking 20mph
> and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart races. A second cup and his
> blood pressure will rise. He also would have trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no shaking,
> trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than anything else, like
> water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me up. The only problem I've ever
> had is headaches in high school when I stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every
> day. My doctor at the time said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks? Do they
> cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly

Interesting question. I'm pretty much immune to caffeine, at least in
coffee / cola levels. A cup of coffee at night does a good job relaxing
me for a good night's sleep. At my peak I probably drank about 24 cups
(8oz cups, i.e. a smaller number of larger mugs worth) of coffee a day.
These days it's two cups every morning and a few cans of diet Dr. Pepper
during the day typically. I did an experiment once and avoided all
caffeine for a year, and found it made no difference at all. I started
drinking coffee at about 5, and stopped using sugar at about 5.5, so I
guess it's just the years of conditioning.

Nexis wrote:
>
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him talking 20mph
> and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart races. A second cup and his
> blood pressure will rise. He also would have trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no shaking,
> trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than anything else, like
> water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me up. The only problem I've ever
> had is headaches in high school when I stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every
> day. My doctor at the time said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks? Do they
> cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly

Interesting question. I'm pretty much immune to caffeine, at least in
coffee / cola levels. A cup of coffee at night does a good job relaxing
me for a good night's sleep. At my peak I probably drank about 24 cups
(8oz cups, i.e. a smaller number of larger mugs worth) of coffee a day.
These days it's two cups every morning and a few cans of diet Dr. Pepper
during the day typically. I did an experiment once and avoided all
caffeine for a year, and found it made no difference at all. I started
drinking coffee at about 5, and stopped using sugar at about 5.5, so I
guess it's just the years of conditioning.

Nexis wrote:

> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy"
> drinks? Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly

I like caffeine..a LOT. But I've noticed as I am getting older <gasp!>
it seems to affect me negatively more often than it ever did before.
Which really sucks when you work 13 hour PM shifts sometimes. I have to
watch when I take it in and when to avoid it based on my schedule.

Nexis wrote:

> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy"
> drinks? Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly

I like caffeine..a LOT. But I've noticed as I am getting older <gasp!>
it seems to affect me negatively more often than it ever did before.
Which really sucks when you work 13 hour PM shifts sometimes. I have to
watch when I take it in and when to avoid it based on my schedule.

Nexis wrote:
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with
> no shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than
> anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me
> up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in high school when I
> stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day. My doctor at the time
> said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy"
> drinks? Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly


I sometimes get headachy and lethargic if I go 2 days without any
coffee. One day is not a problem, I probably have enough caffeine
stored in my liver to keep me going that long. I can drink strong
coffee all day and into the night and it doesn't affect my sleep --
except every once in a while if I'm worrying about something and was
gonna have trouble falling asleep anyway.

I sometimes go through a whole pot of coffee all by myself in a day. If
I'm in a meeting and my large cup of coffee is starting to get cold,
I'll chug it for effect. :-) I think I've built up a tolerance to it.
BTW, my blood pressure is fine and my pulse is actually on the slow side.

I've never tried "energy drinks". I sometimes drink tea on the weekends
instead of coffee. Tea doesn't affect me at all except to give me
enough caffeine to keep the headaches away if I want to withdraw from
coffee for a while.

So, yeah I'm hooked on caffeine, but like most adults I self-regulate it
pretty well.

Bob

Nexis wrote:
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with
> no shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than
> anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me
> up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in high school when I
> stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day. My doctor at the time
> said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy"
> drinks? Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly


I sometimes get headachy and lethargic if I go 2 days without any
coffee. One day is not a problem, I probably have enough caffeine
stored in my liver to keep me going that long. I can drink strong
coffee all day and into the night and it doesn't affect my sleep --
except every once in a while if I'm worrying about something and was
gonna have trouble falling asleep anyway.

I sometimes go through a whole pot of coffee all by myself in a day. If
I'm in a meeting and my large cup of coffee is starting to get cold,
I'll chug it for effect. :-) I think I've built up a tolerance to it.
BTW, my blood pressure is fine and my pulse is actually on the slow side.

I've never tried "energy drinks". I sometimes drink tea on the weekends
instead of coffee. Tea doesn't affect me at all except to give me
enough caffeine to keep the headaches away if I want to withdraw from
coffee for a while.

So, yeah I'm hooked on caffeine, but like most adults I self-regulate it
pretty well.

Bob

"Nexis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:at5Xj.20535$[email protected]..
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no
> shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than
> anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me
> up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in high school when I
> stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day. My doctor at the time
> said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks?
> Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly


I don't get any kind of symptoms but even one pepsi at lunch will keep me
awake until 3 or 4 in the morning. Needless to say I don't consume any
caffeine any more. I'm cranky enough when I get a full night's sleep. :-)

Ms P

"Nexis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:at5Xj.20535$[email protected]..
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no
> shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than
> anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me
> up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in high school when I
> stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day. My doctor at the time
> said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks?
> Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly


I don't get any kind of symptoms but even one pepsi at lunch will keep me
awake until 3 or 4 in the morning. Needless to say I don't consume any
caffeine any more. I'm cranky enough when I get a full night's sleep. :-)

Ms P

"Nexis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:at5Xj.20535$[email protected]..
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no
> shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than
> anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me
> up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in high school when I
> stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day. My doctor at the time
> said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks?
> Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>

What a great question! I drink a large cup (according to my coffee pot,
about 3.5 cups)
in the morning (or whenever I get up) and sometimes want more. But if I make
another
cup, I can't get more than half of it down. I start to feel "icky," kind of
jangled and
then will crash. I'm very caffeine sensitve. I don't drink caffeine except
that coffee.
(If I get fast food I will have a small diet coke or tea, but that might be
four times
a month at the most.)

When I was in college I substituted caffeine for sleep and food and
everything in the
world. I sucked it down and smoked 2 packs to boot! But that has been years
ago.

"Nexis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:at5Xj.20535$[email protected]..
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no
> shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than
> anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me
> up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in high school when I
> stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day. My doctor at the time
> said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks?
> Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>

What a great question! I drink a large cup (according to my coffee pot,
about 3.5 cups)
in the morning (or whenever I get up) and sometimes want more. But if I make
another
cup, I can't get more than half of it down. I start to feel "icky," kind of
jangled and
then will crash. I'm very caffeine sensitve. I don't drink caffeine except
that coffee.
(If I get fast food I will have a small diet coke or tea, but that might be
four times
a month at the most.)

When I was in college I substituted caffeine for sleep and food and
everything in the
world. I sucked it down and smoked 2 packs to boot! But that has been years
ago.

Nexis wrote:
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would
> have trouble trying to fall asleep. Me, I've never had anything like that.
> I drink 4 shot iced lattes
> with no shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no
> more than anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly
> doesn't keep me up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in
> high school when I stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day.
> My doctor at the time said it was caffeine withdrawal.
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy"
> drinks? Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly

If I drink caffeine, my heart races, my hands shake and within about 20
minutes I get gut-wrenching intestinal pains and you'd better find me a
bathroom ASAP!

kili

Nexis wrote:
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would
> have trouble trying to fall asleep. Me, I've never had anything like that.
> I drink 4 shot iced lattes
> with no shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no
> more than anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly
> doesn't keep me up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in
> high school when I stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day.
> My doctor at the time said it was caffeine withdrawal.
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy"
> drinks? Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly

If I drink caffeine, my heart races, my hands shake and within about 20
minutes I get gut-wrenching intestinal pains and you'd better find me a
bathroom ASAP!

kili

In article <at5Xj.20535$[email protected]>,
"Nexis" <[email protected]> wrote:

> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him talking
> 20mph
> and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart races. A second cup
> and his
> blood pressure will rise. He also would have trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no
> shaking,
> trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than anything else,
> like
> water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me up. The only problem
> I've ever
> had is headaches in high school when I stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet
> pepsi every
> day. My doctor at the time said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks? Do
> they
> cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?

Energy drinks make me sick -- they're _so_ sweet! I don't like them.

Two coffees one after the other will have the edges of the world a bit
_too_ sharp. A third right after that will make me all heart-racy and
hand-shaky.

Caffeine doesn't affect my sleep, though.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

In article <at5Xj.20535$[email protected]>,
"Nexis" <[email protected]> wrote:

> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him talking
> 20mph
> and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart races. A second cup
> and his
> blood pressure will rise. He also would have trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no
> shaking,
> trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than anything else,
> like
> water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me up. The only problem
> I've ever
> had is headaches in high school when I stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet
> pepsi every
> day. My doctor at the time said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks? Do
> they
> cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?

Energy drinks make me sick -- they're _so_ sweet! I don't like them.

Two coffees one after the other will have the edges of the world a bit
_too_ sharp. A third right after that will make me all heart-racy and
hand-shaky.

Caffeine doesn't affect my sleep, though.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

"Nexis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:at5Xj.20535$[email protected]..
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no
> shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than
> anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me
> up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in high school when I
> stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day. My doctor at the time
> said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks?
> Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly

If I don't have at least one cup of tea or coffee by about 4pm, I get
massive tension headaches that usually last 1-2 days, that nothing will make
go away

otherwise, I can have tea. coffee, whatever right up until bedtime with no
wakefulness

I once drank the equivalent of about 7 short blacks (it had been made into a
coffee granita) in a row, and ended up with intestinal cramps, nausea,
dizziness, the shakes, etc etc...never did THAT again! :-)

"Nexis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:at5Xj.20535$[email protected]..
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no
> shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than
> anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me
> up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in high school when I
> stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day. My doctor at the time
> said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks?
> Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly

If I don't have at least one cup of tea or coffee by about 4pm, I get
massive tension headaches that usually last 1-2 days, that nothing will make
go away

otherwise, I can have tea. coffee, whatever right up until bedtime with no
wakefulness

I once drank the equivalent of about 7 short blacks (it had been made into a
coffee granita) in a row, and ended up with intestinal cramps, nausea,
dizziness, the shakes, etc etc...never did THAT again! :-)

"Nexis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:at5Xj.20535$[email protected]..
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no
> shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than
> anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me
> up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in high school when I
> stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day. My doctor at the time
> said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks?
> Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?

I drink the better part of a pot of half-caff and maybe a couple of cups of
full-leaded during the day. I likes my coffee! Also lots of iced tea
and/or coffee this time of year. Used to be I couldn't drink caffeinated
beverages after about 4pm. No mas. I've got a glass of iced coffee right
next to me at the moment, and it's about 1.5 hours before I hit the sack.
If I drink "too much" (and I never really know how much that is until it
hits me), I feel slightly nauseated but bounce back fairly quickly. I don't
think I've ever noticed my hands trembling from over-caffeination, nor any
change in speech pattern.

TammyM, considering a little espresso nightcap :-)

"Nexis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:at5Xj.20535$[email protected]..
> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep.
> Me, I've never had anything like that. I drink 4 shot iced lattes with no
> shaking, trembling, heart racing. It doesn't wake me up (no more than
> anything else, like water or whatnot), and it certainly doesn't keep me
> up. The only problem I've ever had is headaches in high school when I
> stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi every day. My doctor at the time
> said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy" drinks?
> Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?

I drink the better part of a pot of half-caff and maybe a couple of cups of
full-leaded during the day. I likes my coffee! Also lots of iced tea
and/or coffee this time of year. Used to be I couldn't drink caffeinated
beverages after about 4pm. No mas. I've got a glass of iced coffee right
next to me at the moment, and it's about 1.5 hours before I hit the sack.
If I drink "too much" (and I never really know how much that is until it
hits me), I feel slightly nauseated but bounce back fairly quickly. I don't
think I've ever noticed my hands trembling from over-caffeination, nor any
change in speech pattern.

TammyM, considering a little espresso nightcap :-)

On Thu 15 May 2008 06:30:44p, Nexis told us...

> My brother cracks me up. A single cup of coffee is enough to get him
> talking 20mph and get his hands trembling just a little and his heart
> races. A second cup and his blood pressure will rise. He also would have
> trouble trying to fall asleep. Me, I've never had anything like that. I
> drink 4 shot iced lattes with no shaking, trembling, heart racing. It
> doesn't wake me up (no more than anything else, like water or whatnot),
> and it certainly doesn't keep me up. The only problem I've ever had is
> headaches in high school when I stopped drinking 4-6 cans of diet pepsi
> every day. My doctor at the time said it was caffeine withdrawal.
>
> Where and how does it have an effect on you? Do you drink "energy"
> drinks? Do they cause more/less an effect than coffee or tea?
>
> kimberly
>

A 4-shot espresso drink will make me a little edgy. More than one and I
definitely feel nervous. More than that and even more nervous. That's
about the only problem...no sleepless nights, no headaches, etc.

If I drink regular coffee at normal strength, no symptoms at all.

I have begun ordering caffeine-free espresso drinks. :-(

--
Wayne Boatwright
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