| ▲ | sdevonoes 2 days ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I must be weird, but coffee (or caffeine) doesn’t really “wake me up” in the mornings and I could drink it in the night and still sleep well. Because of that I don’t drink coffee; I prefer tea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | opan 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I find that the effects can be pretty subtle, and if I'm already tired there's usually no coming back. What I think has worked best for me is to re-up on caffeine a few hours before I think I'll be tired, or around when a previous dose is wearing off. Also, if trying to stay awake, food and entertainment are also quite important. If I hit a point where I'm hungry, cold, and tired, and going to the kitchen to eat sounds like a chore, it's usually too late for me. When the bed's closer, it's hard to resist. I've also noticed that I have a sort of natural energy in the morning. I think of it as being similar to how a seed has enough energy in itself to sprout and then get sunlight. It's probably so I can make myself eat and whatnot. I don't really need caffeine to "wake up" as much as I need it to stay awake later in the day, and even if I do have a coffee with breakfast, I'll often get tired before the normal day is over. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | ziml77 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I also don't find that caffeine wakes me up or keeps me alert. I used to have it a ton because I like the taste but then mostly stopped because I was having some anxiety issues and wanted to be sure caffeine wasn't a factor. Stopping it was zero problem at all for me, which doesn't align with what others say about stopping consumption. I don't know if my body's metabolism of it is super fast or if my brain is weird in some undiagnosed way that prevents the caffeine from working "correctly" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | vjerancrnjak 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I think this description is often associated with ADHD memes. Falling asleep after a can of energy drink. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | fedeb95 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
tea also has caffeine, although in smaller quantities. Maybe you mean that you don't care so you go by taste, just specifying because there's a common misconception about tea not having caffeine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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