Social Anxiety Support

bowlingpins · 11-02-2009, 02:50 PM

Do caffeine pills or straight tea/coffee work as well as energy drinks when taken in the right amount (which should hopefully be something reasonable)?
I am looking for the stimulating effects of energy drinks to help cope w/ sleep deprivation but at a more manageable cost for everyday use.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Lisa · 11-02-2009, 03:33 PM

Black coffee works well for me. I take a mug every now and then when I am very tired. I once tried coffeine tablets. If you get the dose wrong you will be buzzing and that for quite a while. If you sip black coffee you can tell when you shouldn't have another one, i.e. you have more control.

2Talkative · 11-10-2009, 06:40 PM

The pills are usually 200mg . I spend way too much on energy drinks, I have to switch to coffee.

Phibes · 11-10-2009, 06:44 PM

I've been having 2 of those 16oz cans of Rockstar Sugarfree each morning lately. It gets me excited.

Energy drinks contain all the other energy boosters like Guarana and Ginseng, etc. So I believe they should give you more of a buzz than just coffee.

millenniumman75 · 11-10-2009, 07:19 PM

Coffee is cheaper in the long run.

SOME · 11-11-2009, 05:18 PM

kombucha is the bomb. I always drink one when i need energy and it brings my mood up. It also has claims to have a whole butch of health benefits too.

NevenSesardic · 11-13-2009, 05:24 AM

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Maaila · 11-16-2009, 06:24 AM

You guys can handle caffeine? I really love caffeinated drinks but they mess with my anxiety so much. I feel a lot tenser after drinking caffeine and I always have to avoid it if I'm going to do something that's probably going to make me anxious (like talk in front of people or just going out on a bad day)

11-02-2009, 02:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
bowlingpins Status: Temporarily Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 557	Energy drinks i.e. red bull et al Do caffeine pills or straight tea/coffee work as well as energy drinks when taken in the right amount (which should hopefully be something reasonable)? I am looking for the stimulating effects of energy drinks to help cope w/ sleep deprivation but at a more manageable cost for everyday use. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

11-10-2009, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
2Talkative Status: MIA Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 509	The pills are usually 200mg . I spend way too much on energy drinks, I have to switch to coffee. __________________ "I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins

11-10-2009, 07:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,668	Coffee is cheaper in the long run. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

11-13-2009, 05:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
NevenSesardic Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	Best Natural Energy Booster....- MindGasm Shot Finding a natural herbal euphoric enhancer hasn't been easy for me. I tried so many of them and they just didn't cut it - most of them as you would imagine, are not that effective. when I heard about MindGasmShot I thought another ineffective product, but I was shocked - this euphoric enhancer really is great. Need to work on the taste a bit, but it mixes easily with water. Shipping was great - didn't have to wait to long once order was placed and it comes in a powder form with cool packaging. http://www.mindgasmshot.com/

11-02-2009, 03:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lisa Status: Missing her friends!!!!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Britain Posts: 2,069	Black coffee works well for me. I take a mug every now and then when I am very tired. I once tried coffeine tablets. If you get the dose wrong you will be buzzing and that for quite a while. If you sip black coffee you can tell when you shouldn't have another one, i.e. you have more control.

11-10-2009, 06:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Phibes Status: blessed with lucky sevens Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 640	I've been having 2 of those 16oz cans of Rockstar Sugarfree each morning lately. It gets me excited. Energy drinks contain all the other energy boosters like Guarana and Ginseng, etc. So I believe they should give you more of a buzz than just coffee.

11-11-2009, 05:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
SOME Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern california Gender: Male Posts: 152	kombucha is the bomb. I always drink one when i need energy and it brings my mood up. It also has claims to have a whole butch of health benefits too.

11-16-2009, 06:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
Maaila Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Netherlands Gender: Female Age: 19 Posts: 7	You guys can handle caffeine? I really love caffeinated drinks but they mess with my anxiety so much. I feel a lot tenser after drinking caffeine and I always have to avoid it if I'm going to do something that's probably going to make me anxious (like talk in front of people or just going out on a bad day)