I need a bomb

[andrewducker]

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that 80-90% of people in the USA drink caffeine every day.

I mostly cut it out of my diet a while back, and find that I sleep better and am happier since then, but I haven't been a major user since I realised it was taking three cups of coffee to get me going in the morning and quit overnight (the headache lasted about four days).

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[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

After about 2 days my caffeine capacity is limitless and it does not in any way keep me awake or liven me up at all. I can have 3 double espressos at 10 pm and go straight to sleep. Of course if I get into caffeine abuse then quit, for a few days I feel alseep all the time, so clearly *some* sort of adaption goes on.

It does make me sweat a bit and make muscle cramps much more likely.

IIRC it kicks your adrenals to 'empty the tank' a bit quicker - and people vary as to how big a 'tank' they have. Think mine is really small...

I wish it did work....

[andrewducker]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine#Mechanism_of_action

Prevents reuptake of epinephrine/amphetamines and counterats adenosine. Doesn't seem to act on adrenaline at all.

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

epinephrine = adrenaline

[andrewducker]

Gah! So it is! How did I not know that?