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SAS · 01-09-2011, 11:39 AM

Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that is a psychoactive stimulant drug. Caffeine acts as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, temporarily warding off drowsiness and restoring alertness.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine

WaterStone · 08-25-2011, 05:49 AM

I have a love/hate relationship with caffeine. I was shocked to learn a few years ago how very little caffeine is needed to give you the positive benefits - like the amount in one cup of black tea. Trying to cut back from my ~3 cups of strong joe a day.

ronkonkoma832 · 08-27-2011, 02:46 PM

Isn't caffeine supposed to make you more anxious and on edge lol? all i know is that whenever i have a cup of coffee i'm pretty much bouncing off the walls and jittery as all get out

Ventura · 08-27-2011, 03:15 PM

This just makes my anxiety worse !

theCARS1979 · 08-27-2011, 03:23 PM

Caffeine can have a positive affect until you go overboard, once you go over board it will have a bad affect on your mood. It has a good effect on me with the amount I have everyday

hmckin20 · 08-27-2011, 07:12 PM

caffeine usually makes me worse. puts me in overdrive!

MavenMI6Agent009 · 08-27-2011, 07:14 PM

caffeine is a mild stimulant. It aggravates my anxiety but the benzos i take cancels it out.

Hypnotoad · 08-27-2011, 11:01 PM

I don't think caffeine makes me feel any different one way or the other. Although I do have a very high tolerance since I have like a 100 Dr. Peppers a day(well, maybe not a hundred). A while ago I took a few weeks to back off virtually all my caffine intake. Didn't make me feel any different, didn't even help me sleep any better. Now my caffeine intake has returned to normal and still don't feel any different. Maybe I'm immune?

Infexxion · 08-27-2011, 11:45 PM

I'm definitely addicted to caffeine, if I don't drink any soda throughout the day I usually get a headache.

8vessels · 08-28-2011, 06:53 AM

caffeine, wen good quality, to me feels best stimulant. it def sorts u out and u can derive pleasure from making coffee, refined good quality kind especially

lazy · 08-28-2011, 07:56 AM

green tea for doing work.

coffee for listening to music. :-D

alex123 · 08-28-2011, 01:00 PM

I enjoy caffeine a lot...., im a coke addict, but it doesent really affect me.

ashmash · 08-28-2011, 01:13 PM

It can really make anxiety worse. My heart rate increases and then I feel like I'm sweating. But it doesn't stop me from drinking a little coffee or a pop when I feel tired.

Revenwyn · 08-28-2011, 04:07 PM

Caffeine helps me concentrate and actually decreases my social anxiety in a high enough dose. I become a super extrovert on it.

the cheat · 08-28-2011, 07:17 PM

I am so desperate to give up caffeine...I am a serious addict. I'm so happy Diet Coke/Coke Zero was invented because if I had to drink regular stuff, I'd be dead. I don't remember not always having caffeine in me lol. I am curious to find out what I feel like without it though...I really need to try and stop drinking this stuff.

Revenwyn · 08-28-2011, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the cheat

I am so desperate to give up caffeine...I am a serious addict. I'm so happy Diet Coke/Coke Zero was invented because if I had to drink regular stuff, I'd be dead. I don't remember not always having caffeine in me lol. I am curious to find out what I feel like without it though...I really need to try and stop drinking this stuff.

Actually the aspartame will kill you faster than the HFCS.

the cheat · 08-28-2011, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Revenwyn

Actually the aspartame will kill you faster than the HFCS.

You think so? God, let's hope...

Xande · 08-28-2011, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by the cheat

You think so? God, let's hope...

Lol that's my take on diet/sugar free drinks (been drinking them for past couple of years daily). Well my take is actually "everything causes cancer, so whatever".

Not sure how much less fatty/more healthier diet drinks are though. I used to drink a lot of sugar free caffeine and just recently stopped.

lazy · 08-29-2011, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the cheat

I am so desperate to give up caffeine...I am a serious addict. I'm so happy Diet Coke/Coke Zero was invented because if I had to drink regular stuff, I'd be dead. I don't remember not always having caffeine in me lol. I am curious to find out what I feel like without it though...I really need to try and stop drinking this stuff.

try to find 50mg caffeine pills

CaffeineAddict · 08-30-2011, 07:13 PM

Been hooked on caffeine for years (check the username). I love it, and well, it loves me, too. It's been there for me through a lot of strenuous mornings and nights over the past few years, through thick and thin. If I gave it up, it would pay me back with headaches and consistently irritable moods, like an ex lover.

01-09-2011, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
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08-27-2011, 03:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
theCARS1979 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Queens, New York Gender: Male Posts: 761	Caffiene Caffeine can have a positive affect until you go overboard, once you go over board it will have a bad affect on your mood. It has a good effect on me with the amount I have everyday

08-27-2011, 07:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
hmckin20 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Gender: Female Posts: 376	caffeine usually makes me worse. puts me in overdrive! RMSMTG1 likes this.

08-27-2011, 07:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
MavenMI6Agent009 Status: UnDERrAted Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: EL Crappo, Tx Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 25,758	caffeine is a mild stimulant. It aggravates my anxiety but the benzos i take cancels it out. __________________ "The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." (Henri Nouwen) -------------------------------------------------------

08-27-2011, 11:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hypnotoad Status: Hated by all females Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Self imposed exile, desperate to get out Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 539	I don't think caffeine makes me feel any different one way or the other. Although I do have a very high tolerance since I have like a 100 Dr. Peppers a day(well, maybe not a hundred). A while ago I took a few weeks to back off virtually all my caffine intake. Didn't make me feel any different, didn't even help me sleep any better. Now my caffeine intake has returned to normal and still don't feel any different. Maybe I'm immune? __________________ All glory to the Hypnotoad!

08-25-2011, 05:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
WaterStone Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Southeast USA Gender: Female Posts: 20	I have a love/hate relationship with caffeine. I was shocked to learn a few years ago how very little caffeine is needed to give you the positive benefits - like the amount in one cup of black tea. Trying to cut back from my ~3 cups of strong joe a day.

08-27-2011, 02:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
ronkonkoma832 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 15	Isn't caffeine supposed to make you more anxious and on edge lol? all i know is that whenever i have a cup of coffee i'm pretty much bouncing off the walls and jittery as all get out

08-27-2011, 03:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ventura Status: Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,386	This just makes my anxiety worse !

08-27-2011, 11:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Infexxion Status: Hear Me Now Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kansas Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 924	I'm definitely addicted to caffeine, if I don't drink any soda throughout the day I usually get a headache. __________________ PSN: vault2008 Gamertag: overdrive1493 Steam ID: breakingbenjamin93 "Where'd you go? Where's your home? How'd you end up all alone? Can you hear me now? There's no light, there's no sound Hard to breathe, when you're underground Can you hear me now? Hear me now!" Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now

08-28-2011, 06:53 AM	#10 (permalink)
8vessels Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Toronto Gender: Female Age: 26 Posts: 48	caffeine, wen good quality, to me feels best stimulant. it def sorts u out and u can derive pleasure from making coffee, refined good quality kind especially

08-28-2011, 07:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
lazy Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada, GTA area. Gender: Male Posts: 623	green tea for doing work. coffee for listening to music. :-D

08-28-2011, 01:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
alex123 Status: User Requested Permanent Ban Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 207	I enjoy caffeine a lot...., im a coke addict, but it doesent really affect me.

08-28-2011, 01:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
ashmash Status: I'm a lost soul. Join Date: Jun 2011 Age: 22 Posts: 34	It can really make anxiety worse. My heart rate increases and then I feel like I'm sweating. But it doesn't stop me from drinking a little coffee or a pop when I feel tired.

08-28-2011, 04:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
Revenwyn Status: MBTI: INFJ Enneagram:4w5 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: In an INFJ-ENFP-INTP love triangle Gender: Female Age: 30 Posts: 1,722	Caffeine helps me concentrate and actually decreases my social anxiety in a high enough dose. I become a super extrovert on it. mastercowboy likes this.

08-28-2011, 07:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
the cheat Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Gender: Male Age: 29 Posts: 6,008	I am so desperate to give up caffeine...I am a serious addict. I'm so happy Diet Coke/Coke Zero was invented because if I had to drink regular stuff, I'd be dead. I don't remember not always having caffeine in me lol. I am curious to find out what I feel like without it though...I really need to try and stop drinking this stuff. __________________ I could make you scared, if you want me to. I'm not prepared, but if I have to. I said, I can make you scared. It's kind of what I do. If you're prepared, here's what I propose to do... Twitter

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08-30-2011, 07:13 PM	#20 (permalink)
CaffeineAddict Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Gender: Male Posts: 44	Been hooked on caffeine for years (check the username). I love it, and well, it loves me, too. It's been there for me through a lot of strenuous mornings and nights over the past few years, through thick and thin. If I gave it up, it would pay me back with headaches and consistently irritable moods, like an ex lover.