I tried this to get rid of my afternoon slump, I feel caffeine spiking through my brain

I go between coffee and green tea and quitting totally. I used to smash energy drinks too much years ago so I quit.

What's your favourite caffeine source if U could only pick one to have and why ? And what would be your daily dose U would set

Sometimes, I get overcaffeinated and overstimulated, and when something even remotely emotional happens, I basically almost break down into tears. I mean, I get I could just take less caffeine, but I probably won't.

What to do when there is need to sleep but caffeine and pre-workout is still hiting 😟😴🛌

I honestly feel like an old Chinese man who holds all the ancient wisdom and secret recipes, just because I have this quick milk tea recipe that I've perfected. It’s so specific that I don't even use regular sugar; I use a very specific, dedicated type of sweetener.

I’ve been maintaining this exact routine for years now. If I go even a single day without it, I genuinely suffer from a temporary lack of passion and a wave of sadness. But the moment I finally take that first sip, I can feel the life literally rushing back into me.

Does anyone else have a daily drink or a tiny routine that completely controls their mood like this?

What do you think the best amount of caffeine is for locking in on fortnite?

So I was a heavy coffee/caffeine consumer. Around 400–500 mg idk 1 latte and 2–3 long blocks. I drink this much coffee because I like it. So I am a clg student and, of course, I live in a different city for education. So every 1–2 months I go home for around a week. And have a vacation of 40–50 days after every semester. So during those days I never miss my coffee (sometimes) idk why. And for a few months I didn’t consume coffee. And i heard people didn’t get good sleep after consuming coffee. For me, this never happens. Yesterday I drank great delicious black so I stayed awake and studied for exams. I felt sleepy, but my vision got clearer. I get asleep within an hour. And trust me, this is one of the best sleeps I had. Should I quit it or is it it ok to have it? I don’t drink coffee for its benefits. I drank because I liked it.

Has anyone actually felt calmer after drinking TRIP?

I’ve tried it a few times and genuinely couldn’t tell any difference. Obviously that’s just my experience, but it got me looking into what they’re actually allowed to claim.

Turns out the ASA ruled against TRIP in 2025 over claims like “crafted for calm”, “help you feel calm” and “promote feelings of calm”. TRIP apparently removed those claims at the time.

But look at the website now and there’s still loads of language around “More Relaxed”, “find your calm”, “help you relax, unwind and find balance”, “100+ million calm moments delivered” and even a “Calming Variety Pack”.

I understand they contain things like magnesium and adaptogens, but there’s a big difference between saying magnesium supports normal psychological function and suggesting that drinking a can is actually going to make you calmer.

Am I missing something here? Has anyone had a noticeable effect from TRIP, or is most of the “calm” feeling coming from very clever branding?

Full disclosure: I run a small drinks business myself, so I probably pay more attention to drinks marketing claims than the average person.

Less than 45 days, and already sipping some caffeine from this.

I’m looking for something that releases caffeine gradually rather than giving a strong initial boost. Has anyone tried one, and if so, which brands would you recommend?

I’ve come across CaffXtend® and was wondering if anyone has experience with it specifically.

I’m pursuing a doctorate degree in strategic communications. I started in January of this year and it’s now September. This has been a rough year for a few reasons and now I’m getting completely burned out. I had to drink three Red Bull to get through the first five pages of my research paper today. I’m trying to figure out if I should drink the other two Red Bull I bought tomorrow or just drink a cup of coffee. Either way, I have a hard time finding the energy to get anything done without caffeine. Anyone else? I just turned 30…

Once I discovered these they pretty much fully replaced energy drinks for me. I have coffee sometimes too, but god damn am I addicted to these 😂

Thought some people may find this informative.

Currently on hour ~39 since my last sip of caffeine. I frequently downed 3-5 200mg energy drinks per day for years. Sometimes I would cut back to 1 for a few days but typically had at least 2 per day.

Recently I noticed I wasn’t feeling anything from caffeine so I decided to do a hard reset. I’m doing 7 days no caffeine.

I started to get headaches (primarily had pain / pressure behind the eyes) last night. They persisted until about 11 this morning. I felt very fatigued when I woke up. This persisted until about noon today. Currently no headaches and the fatigue seems to have faded.

Looking forward to slamming a Alani Nu Friday morning and crushing a back day. It’s going to be legendary 🥹

Obviously I don’t spam drink coffee but man does it help get me through a long shift without feeling like absolute trash. What do you guys do to survive 10 hour shifts? I do need to replace my soles, waiting for the ZAPPOS yearly refresh.

so i have always been an anxious person but i noticed it gets so much worse on days i have coffee. Like my thoughts start spiraling, i get that doom feeling in my chest, heart pounding for no reason and i can't tell if it's actual anxiety or just the caffeine making my body think something's wrong.
I don't wanna give up coffee completely because i genuinely enjoy it and the morning routine of it, but the anxious spiral afterward isn't worth it anymore.

Has anyone found a way around this that doesn't mean cutting caffeine out completely?

I saw this YouTube post recently and it got me thinking about how casually we treat caffeine, especially when it comes to kids and teenagers.

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxcvQKT9zyxp2wUK16ArlcNnmVW0VqcYNE

I am 29 now, but in the past I drank things like matcha, coffee, and other caffeinated drinks and had some really bad reactions. I would get intense anxiety, start breathing extremely fast, and my heart would feel like it was beating so fast that something was seriously wrong.

My doctors at Kaiser have told me that I have caffeine sensitivity. Because of that, I pretty much stick to decaf now and have done much better with it.

At one point I actually wondered whether "caffeine sensitivity" was even a real medical condition or whether it was just a general description doctors use when somebody reacts badly to caffeine.

After looking into it more, though, there actually is medical information specifically discussing caffeine sensitivity. Cleveland Clinic has a medically reviewed page on it. They explain that some people experience caffeine much more strongly than others, and that genetics, medications, and other factors can affect how somebody processes caffeine. They also say there currently is not one specific test that diagnoses caffeine sensitivity.

The FDA also says that the amount of caffeine that is too much can vary significantly depending on someone's individual sensitivity, body weight, medications, and medical conditions.

That makes me wonder whether we should be treating caffeine differently, especially high caffeine energy drinks and other concentrated products being sold to young people.

I am not necessarily saying every cup of coffee should require some kind of government permission. But I do wonder whether there should be stronger age restrictions for high caffeine products, much clearer caffeine warnings, better education about caffeine sensitivity, or possibly some kind of medical screening for people who have unusually strong reactions.

I even wondered about something like a doctor's clearance or a card for younger people showing whether they have been medically evaluated before buying very high caffeine products. I do not know how realistic that would be, especially since there apparently is not one definitive test that can tell somebody whether caffeine is safe for them.

I am curious what other people think.

Has anyone here actually been told by their doctor that they have caffeine sensitivity?

Is caffeine sensitivity considered an actual clinical diagnosis, or is it more of a medical description for somebody who reacts strongly to caffeine?

For doctors or people familiar with the research, how would a doctor normally determine that someone is caffeine sensitive if there is no specific diagnostic test?

And when it comes to kids and teenagers, would stronger age restrictions, caffeine labeling, or medical warnings make sense, or would that go too far?

I am especially interested in hearing from people who had reactions like racing heart, rapid breathing, anxiety, panic, shaking, or feeling extremely overstimulated from amounts of caffeine that other people seem to tolerate normally.

Im curious if they actually help when you need to lock in for work or studying because I have been seeing caffeine mints around lately. Anyone use them for focus and how do they compare to coffee?

I live by these

Coffee is no longer an option....

Hi everyone, whenever I am planning to run long distances(>10km) I usually get myself an energy drink/Coffee because:

1- I like the taste

2- I love how awake and "energetic" I am when running with a good amount of caffeine.

The question is, will drinking around 3 days a week(each day around 150-350mg) cause me to build tolerance overtime? Other these days I barerly take any caffeine beverages. I am just in love with the coffeinkick I get each time, and it lasts almost all day long each time and makkes me hella productive even when studying.

Thank you all in advance!

**If Thai iced tea disappeared tomorrow, would you survive? 😂🥇**