If it’s coffee/tea, how do you take it? I typically end up consuming 200-400 Mg a day depending on if I go to the gym or work overnight. I either do black coffee (iced ideally) or sugar free redbull/monster. I’m considering switching to caffeine pills but I know it wont scratch that habitual itch of drinking it down.

  • Canopyflyer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    17 hours ago

    I detest coffee. My caffeine intake is wholly sodas, specifically Coke Zero. It only has 34mg per 12oz, so I don’t get a lot of caffeine every day.

  • Toes♀@ani.social
    1·
    1 day ago

    I’m not a medical professional, this is not medical advice.

    So there are factors to consider; the strength of the dosage and the frequency at which it’s being consumed. Additionally if there are rest cycles.

    The positive effects of caffeine are significantly reduced by the frequency it’s consumed. This can lead the user to consume more to reach their desired experience.

    The negative effects however are capable of stacking. Such as its impact on blood pressure and one’s capacity to regulate emotions. Caffeine is also a poor stimulate for someone who is already fatigued or is experiencing weakened attention. It’s best at maintaining ones current level of awareness and fatigue.

    One could be accidentally poisoning themselves with vitamins or other additives before caffeine becomes the concern.

    It’s generally accepted that 400mg of caffeine in a 24 hour period for a healthy individual is the maximum dosage.

    To avoid a dependency on caffeine and to experience its positive effects at regular dosages. It’s best to practice moderation only by consuming it rarely.

    Many people will find this unreasonable. The next best option is to practice rest cycles of equivalent proportions. Such as 2 days on, 2 days off. Going larger than that invites negative effects such as withdrawal and tolerance forming.

    Everyone is unique, I’m not trying to write a scientific paper. I invite everyone to scrutinize this information and consult with qualified professionals about their own health before following through with information on the Internet. Addiction in all its forms is a serious matter and deserves respect.

  • Fedegenerate@fedinsfw.appEnglish
    1·
    1 day ago

    Tea, about 6 pints a day, my cup holds just over 1 pint 6* a day. I have mini tuocha for home, tea resin for travel, and some curio tea for variety.

    I have caffeine pills in the car, but I’ve never used them. As for caffeine amount I dunno… a lot probably.

  • CannedYeet@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 day ago

    Cold brew with a splash of heavy cream. IYKYK. Lately La Colombe light roast. Over ice in a rocks glass. 2 or 3 a day.

    If I have any after 3:30pm I take an L-Theanine or eat a banana to take the edge off and protect my sleep.

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
    24·
    3 days ago

    I drink three cups of coffee a day, first thing in the morning. If there is caffeine in something else I consume I am ignorant of it.

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
      102·
      3 days ago

      Thats like 4 standard cups of coffee throughout the day lol. I strictly work 12 hour shifts. So, on my overnights I do about 100 mg on the way in and a few more coffees/energy drinks through the night. If I go to the gym I do another 100 mg right before I start lifting. Day shifts I’ll do 100 on the way in and usually a mid day coffee or a coffee before I hit the gym. I also have ADHD so caffeine hits me kinda weakly.

      • turboSnail@piefed.europe.pubEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        Oh, ok so that was only a 10⁹ times more… No biggie. LOL.

        Anyway, as long as you’re able to sleep well, it should be ok. Personally, I think 2 cups (2*200 ml) is a good amount for me. The exact amount of caffeine that contains depends on the type of coffee beans I use. The concentration in the drinkable liquid should be around 300 mg/l, but who knows really. Dark roast will have less than light roast. In any case, that could be something like 2cups/d *0.2 l/cup *300 mg/l = 120 mg/d. Compared to that, I would still say your caffeine intake is a lot higher than mine.

        Anyway, as a fun thought experiment, I looked up what caffeine costs and what it would take to buy 400 Mg of it. Sigma-Aldrich/Merck sells 25 kg drums of this stuff and they charge only 1060 € for each. What a bargain for food grade caffeine!

        That means, you would need to order 16 000 drums of it. That will be quite a few pallets. Is that going to be more than a single lorry? Don’t worry about it. It will cost you only 16 960 000 €, so I guess now would be a good time to start a company to get those tax deductions on chemical orders. On the other hand, you might actually want to contact one of the many factories that produce decaf beans and ask for a better price. All of that caffeine has to go somewhere, right?

        Usually, I would recommend using gloves, respirator, full hazmat suit etc. when handling this kind of cargo, but in this case that would kinda defeat the purpose.

        source: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/DE/en/product/aldrich/w222402

  • Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.caEnglish
    143·
    3 days ago

    None anymore. It took me a while to realize the the most energetic and level headed people that I know in my life don’t even consume caffeine.

    Caffeine addition keeps you permanently tired and getting the next hit just brings you back up closer to to the energy levels of people who don’t consume it.

    It is hard as hell to quit because it is so addictive, but the other side is so much better…

    • turboSnail@piefed.europe.pubEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I go through periods of high and low caffeine intake, so I have some experience in managing withdrawals.

      Let’s say you want to go down from 4 cups to 2 cups. Here’s how to do it:

      1. Write down how much you currently use. Let’s say you’re using the traditional 60 g/l recipe and a 200 ml cup. Therefore your starting point is: 60 g/l × 0.2 l × 4 cups/d = 48 g/d
      2. Prepare a daily plan on how do you go from 48 g/d (4 cups/d) to 24 g/d (2 cups/d). I would recommending reducing the does by 1 g of beans per day. So, if you used 48 g of beans yesterday, grind only 47 g today and 46 tomorrow etc. If headaches occur, you need to go slower. If you’re drinking dark roast or if you have a headache resistant head, you can probably get away with 1.5 g/d or 2 g/d reduction rate.
      3. Don’t switch to another type of coffee while ramping down your intake, since the different caffeine concentration in the beans will change the daily dose. You don’t know the mass of caffeine, but you do know the mass of the beans you grind. Don’t introduce unknown variables. This is hard enough as it is.
      4. Don’t drink coffee made by other people. You won’t be able to control your intake properly.

      That’s how I do it when ramping down my intake. You can also go all the way to zero if you like. The same logic applies to tea as well, but doing it gets a bit tricky. The concentration of caffeine in the solids is much higher in tea, so 1 g/d reduction rate is far too rapid. You also need to have a good scale, and you need to weigh very small masses, which may require some trickery.

  • greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    I miss coffee, but I can’t afford decaff right now. Been drinking a lot of roibis tea recently. Tastes good especially with oat milk and no caffeine