Caffeine must be one of, if not the, most used drug. It is vital to the operation of more or less every industry.

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      1 year ago

      Tell me about it. My coffee machine suddenly broke down the past weekend and I’ve had such a bad week. I tried red bull as a replacement but an energy drink in the morning is just weird. I then tried English breakfast tea which was nice in its own way but I still felt down during the day.

      Yesterday I was feeling so off that I even tried alcohol because maybe being numb would help?

      Today I’m feeling much better. Now this sound like it’s one hell of a drug, and I can’t for sure tell if it’s just the lack of caffeine or overall bad habits plus somewhat of a small depression hit this week which made all of it so bad. But yea I was really not feeling this week, and I can’t wait until my fixed machine arrives on Monday.

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        1 year ago

        A small piece of advice, don’t go drinking waterfalls of coffee when you get your machine back. Stick to the rivers and lakes your body is used to.

        Without the Destiny’s Child reference, it’s like a recovering opioid addict who’s fallen off the wagon. Your body isn’t used to the amount of coffee you drank two weeks ago. So drink less than you did. Also if you want to save money could be a great time to moderate your caffeine intake altogether, since you’re already basically done the hardest part.

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          I mean I’d like to follow that advice, but my coffee consumption is quite low actually. I usually drink half a cup of coffee a day. Some days 2 half. And this only in the morning.

          The problem is that if I don’t, I tend to get quite the bad migraine around noon. So I prefer to simply have it. Also it does boost my mood and productivity in the morning a lot. I don’t really feel like I need to stop it, but I appreciate your advice, I do know some people who drink an awful lot of coffee which even I find kinda disturbing.