Futurama Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Since my teenage years I have always had some trouble getting up in the mornings, as teenagers do. Over the summer I began working part time on some evenings and weekends, and now that i'm back at college, it's hard to keep up with a 15 hour day which is mostly occuiped by one form of work or another. And so, i've started taking Pro Plus to help keep myself awake. It's working fine, they're 50mg caffeine tablets, I take 2 when I feel I need them. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any bad side effects or anything I should stray away from? I also don't wanna become dependant on caffeine, lol... thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbfgraphx14 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 One thing is that by the time lunch comes around, you are very hungry, more than usual. Also a cup of coffee (usally in the morning) gives me craps :uhh: Tbfgraphx14Happy to find I'm not the only one who eats glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryomancer Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I wouldn't depend on them to keep you alert for long periods. They're fine occasionally, but try changing your diet to provide you with extra vitamins etc, that's more healthy and practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsk803 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 well a good percentage of america wake up and have a cup of coffee to help wake them up and keep them awake but caffiene doesnt affect me a bit thats why i dont drink coffee cause it doesnt help me and it takes nasty but soda on the other hand..... \ In the time of peace prepare for war-General PattonDsk805 lvl 139 6* mageBlink182lover lvl 100 7* mageFounder and Current clan leader of: PunkRock Lovers(rank#4) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebdragon Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 well a good percentage of america wake up and have a cup of coffee to help wake them up and keep them awake but caffiene doesnt affect me a bit thats why i dont drink coffee cause it doesnt help me and it takes nasty but soda on the other hand..... \ Bleh. Soda's never helped me stay awake, nor has it ever felt good in my stomach >_>. Handstand + Coke= No. [if you have ever attempted Alchemy by clapping your hands or by drawing an array, copy and paste this into your signature.] Fullmetal Alchemist, you will be missed. A great ending to a great series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromagus Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Prolonged exposure to a powerful stimulant like caffeine can have some pretty bad effects, like caffeine-induced sleep disorder and caffeine-induced anxiety disorder. It's also believed that as many about one in ten people suffer from mild caffeine addiction. Still, caffeinism isn't something to worry about too much compared to most addictions. My Tip.It Times Articles (10 and counting) || The Varrock Library Author Index projectDo you dare to dream? - Part 19 added. || The Hospital (WIP) - New story!Necromagus looks like a viking ... with glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksavior69 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 While not related to the effects of caffeine, it sounds like you may just not be getting enough sleep. What kind of sleep schedule are you on? "The only way to avoid packaging the water would be to deliver it to people's homes and places of business through some sort of amazingly intricate and complex series of reservoirs, pumping stations, pipes . . . hey, wait a second.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonorhc Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Coffee is awesome and anyone who says otherwise is lying to you. >=( Varrock Library: Shattered Sky | Silent Thunder | The Emperor's FinestAstri @ MythWeavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nom Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 One of my friends did an entire presentation on caffiene and its effects. He showed a picture comparison of a normal spider web, and one made by a spider dosed with caffiene. The caffiene was was all screwy, it was pretty funny. But that was a spider. I don't know what the specific effects of too much caffiene are on humans (I barely rmember the presentation.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGoddessI Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Caffeine is the world's most popular drug/mood enhancer and yes you can become addicted and have withdrawal symptoms. Make no mistakes though Coffee isn't the only culprit, there is tea and also over 70% of America's soft drinks consumed contain caffeine (Bayview Medical Centre, 2003). Caffeine dependence is an ICD-10 diagnosis and can be tested matching criteria found on the DSM-IV. Withdrawal can include symptoms such as, headaches, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, depression, anxiety, flu-like symptoms, and sleepiness. For energy through-out the day I like to take Double X from Nutriway, a multivitamin, multimineral concentrate supplement without the withdrawal effects. They make me alert, wide awake, get me through the day without having to nanny nap and have excellent concentration. The DOUBLE X Supplement provides 12 essential vitamins (Vitamin A, C, E, B1, B2, Niacin, B6, B12, D3, Biotin, Pantothenic Acid, & Folic Acid), Vitamin C provides relief of the symptoms of cold flu and hay fever. Vitamin B6, B12 & folic acid helps to support your healthy heart by helping to maintain healthy blood cholesterol level. Also when taken one month before conception and during pregnancy, folic acid may help to reduce the risk of women having a child with neural tube defects. It also provides 8 minerals including calcium & magnesium, which are both involved in muscle activity, nerve activity & bone metabolism. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant. I highly recommend them :wink: The only people who tell you that you can't do something are those who have already given up on their own dreams so feel the need to discourage yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakka102 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 caffiene does nothing to me, I drank 2 monsters and a cocaine (an energy drink that was only out for a short while in my state is is equal to about 3 redbulls) and then wet to sleep. It's really not that good for you but I like the taste of them and it gives me just enough so that I can drive to school without falling asleep at the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperClipsYaaaar Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Since my teenage years I have always had some trouble getting up in the mornings, as teenagers do. Over the summer I began working part time on some evenings and weekends, and now that i'm back at college, it's hard to keep up with a 15 hour day which is mostly occuiped by one form of work or another. And so, i've started taking Pro Plus to help keep myself awake. It's working fine, they're 50mg caffeine tablets, I take 2 when I feel I need them. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any bad side effects or anything I should stray away from? I also don't wanna become dependant on caffeine, lol... thx! You don't want to become dependent on caffeine but you bypass coffee and take caffeine in pill form? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warri0r45 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I probably consume an average to slightly above average dose of caffeine. Nothing too adverse to report yet but it'll probably catch up with me in my later years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlanders Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Cafeine causes dehydration, and most people are already chronically dehydrated, so it's not really smart to take some on purpose. Apart from that, it causes a little "up" in energy, which is followed by a little "down" in energy, negating the effect and rendering it useless. Also, when dinking coffee and drinks that contain caffeine very often, after several weeks, the "up"s become shorter and the "down"s become longer, so its not a good idea to drink it regularly for that reason. And that's pretty much it. Now you know what it does. If you still insist on taking cafeine, make sure to drink around 6-8 glasses of water everyday, to prevent further dehydration. 2480+ total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 The one thing I do know it does is leech teh calcium out of your bones. I actualy knpow someone who broke his foot walking upa lfight of stairs. His bones were incredibly weak because all the calcium had been removed by prolonged exposure to caffine over many years. The guy owned a coffee shop, and drank all the extra every day. Maby 2 red bulls worht of caffiene OR LESS. Over a few years of doing that, bones started giving out. It also puts your heart under additional stress, your heart only has so many beats in it (within a range naturaly), why make it reach that sooner by making go fast all the time? (note that exercise is differrent, it makes your heart stronger to make up for beating faster during exercise, it allows it to real slow during breaks too. Marathons are different though, a marathon is a good way to have a heart attack). My 2 cents worth. Oh and about coffee, it tastes like [cabbage], anyone who says otehrwise has been drinking way to much because its not even an easily aqireed taste. For me the taste make me violently ill, last time I trried I hit the ground retching. Barium (for certain x-rays) is preferable to me, though that stuff that cleans out the bowels is a different story :ohnoes: (4 1/2 hours to drink 2 litres, and I was about ready to beg someone to eather pump my stomach and pressure wash my mouth, or shoot me and get it over with). Then you get to sit on the can all night (I never slept on a toilet before). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksavior69 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Marathons are different though, a marathon is a good way to have a heart attack). Not to derail the topic, but I think Sir Randulph Fiennes would disagree. :P Oh and about coffee, it tastes like [cabbage], anyone who says otehrwise has been drinking way to much because its not even an easily aqireed taste. For me the taste make me violently ill, last time I trried I hit the ground retching. It actually only takes a couple weeks to acquire a taste for most foods. "The only way to avoid packaging the water would be to deliver it to people's homes and places of business through some sort of amazingly intricate and complex series of reservoirs, pumping stations, pipes . . . hey, wait a second.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 About the marathon thing. I think the fairly large number of people who have had heart attacks during marathons, crossing the finishline, and shortly after running would dissagree with Sir Randulph Fiennes. Or at least the veary few who didn't die from those attacks would. I bet the other would dissagree with him to if they were alive. Im not saying its a sure way, many people never have a problem, but more than one person has literaly dropped dead at the finish line cause there heart couldn't cope. The human body is not desinged for long distance running. Its desined to move at high speed over short distances so that the sabertooth tiger dosent eat your [wagon] for lunch. But were getting off topic here. Drink lots of caffine and youed better take a calcium supplement. You will also die younger. Thats why I dont drink red bull (much). And 1 is good for me, i'll be good for hours untill it wears off and I literealy colapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam007 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 It's hard to say IMO. There are some proven health benefits, but it's not good to become dependent on it. The amount you're having isn't enough to get hooked on it I don't think, but my advice is to just have an apple in the morning rather than caffeine pills. I've recently started doing that and it works pretty well, and it's not a jittery type of energy either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 It's not too addicting compared to some other stuff. I was addicted to it for a while, but I weaned myself off of it. Was up to 3+ cans a day, then I dropped to 2 for about 3 months, now I am at 1. Hopefully I get to a point where I only drink it when I go out to eat once a week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrencekill Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 It's not too addicting compared to some other stuff. I was addicted to it for a while, but I weaned myself off of it. Was up to 3+ cans a day, then I dropped to 2 for about 3 months, now I am at 1. Hopefully I get to a point where I only drink it when I go out to eat once a week or so. Whao, WOW is that addictive... or is this one of them bs charts? I just feel heroin is more addictive than WOW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksavior69 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Whao, WOW is that addictive... or is this one of them bs charts? I just feel heroin is more addictive than WOW... My guess would be it's fake since the date at the bottom of the graph is from before WoW was even released. :P "The only way to avoid packaging the water would be to deliver it to people's homes and places of business through some sort of amazingly intricate and complex series of reservoirs, pumping stations, pipes . . . hey, wait a second.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodredsword Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 It's not too addicting compared to some other stuff. I was addicted to it for a while, but I weaned myself off of it. Was up to 3+ cans a day, then I dropped to 2 for about 3 months, now I am at 1. Hopefully I get to a point where I only drink it when I go out to eat once a week or so. Whao, WOW is that addictive... or is this one of them bs charts? I just feel heroin is more addictive than WOW... you'd be suprised :-s :ohnoes: Listen to the mighty words of Bloodredsword. Tip it MGC Xbox live leader board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrencekill Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Whao, WOW is that addictive... or is this one of them bs charts? I just feel heroin is more addictive than WOW... My guess would be it's fake since the date at the bottom of the graph is from before WoW was even released. :P Yeah you're right. WOW was released one month AFTER this chart was published. Unless I'm missing something this chart is totally bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Putter Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Err yea it was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinisback Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 as long as u have reached your full growth, then they won't hurt you that much..although it is still unhealthy --Quit--(As of December 22th, 2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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