Posted by beardedlady on April 3, 2002, at 15:29:57
In reply to BEARDY: a bit more! » beardedlady, posted by Janelle on April 3, 2002, at 14:55:04
Janelle:
Whoops--wrong about the tea. There's about 45mg. in a cup of tea and about 135 in a cup of coffee (8 oz.). But green tea has less--between 15 and 30 mg.
> For some odd reason, in my current fragile state, with my nervous system out of whack, one cup of coffee sends me into a jittery tailspin (I am a longtime one cup of java drinker and it NEVER did this before), but tea has NEVER given me the jitters. Perhaps the way caffeine is included in tea is more *gentle* or subtle than its presence in coffee. Coffee has always made me more awake, alert, etc. than tea.
That's because tea has way less caffeine, not because it's gentle. Caffeine is caffeine.
> You did anticipate that I'd ask what brand of mega B complex you take! I currently take quite a few different vitamins, including a multiple that has B in it, but I guess I need to augment it with more B? I don't have any fear about doing that because B vitamins are water soluble (they don't remain stored in the body) What part of the country are you in? I ask cuz I'm just trying to determine if the NatureMade brand you mentioned would be available where I live.
East coast. I believe NatureMade is everywhere in the states.
> BTW, how did you "discover" the mega B vitamins?
I drink Tension Tamer tea when I've had a rough day. It contains b vitamins. So I looked them up and found that they are the stress fighters, and I needed some help with that. I also discovered that they help metabolize food and convert it into energy better. So I tried it and felt better the next day.If I were you, I'd take a break from caffeine. (I was getting migraines--still have them--and my neurologist made me quit all caffeine, including my morning cup. Now I drink decaf, which has about 5 mgs.)
Good luck.
Beardy : )>
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