Posted by Mistermindmasta on November 27, 2005, at 19:47:15
In reply to Poll-Caffeine Consumption Yes or No?, posted by RedSoxFan79 on November 26, 2005, at 18:09:23
> No for last 2 weeks, but yes my whole life before that. Im 27
I find caffeine to be very anxiogenic for me, only in certain situations. For example, more than 300 mg / day and there's no way i could give a speech or do an interview, no matter how long it is in the day AFTER the dose. Those types of situations are horrible. I can't do any public-performing actions. To be honest, I get three times as much anxiety with ANY dose of caffeine compared to no caffeine in those situation. It's very strongly anxiogenic in those sitations.
However, an acute dose of 300 mg, besides the anxiety, is strongly euphoric. I love it. I used to pop 4 guarana pills per day, each 100 mg caffeine... that was by far my favorite part of the day... getting that awesome buzz, the shakiness, the motivation, the euphoria, etc.
More than 500 mg / day and I feel depressed and highly irritable at night. I can't do more than 500 mg.
That said, I usually have 100 - 200 mg per day in various forms. But I'd like to cut it out completely. For some reason, when I'm "using" caffeine every day, my working memory SUCKS all the time except when I'm on my caffeine buzz. When I'm not using caffeine on a daily basis, my working memory is decent. But then, my ability to engage in highly motivated tasks isn't so good unless I've got caffeine in me...
So it's quite an issue. I definitely self medicate with caffeine and I wish I didn't have to. It has side effects and it would be nice to stop. But I find it so incredibly difficult to do some things unless I've had a few hundred mg caffeine!
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