Caffeine

[Frodo Baggins]

Has anybody tried caffeine pills? I think I've seen most of them in 200 mg or 100 mg pills but I don't know enough to formulate an opinion. Better than drinking coffee?

[Evnas]

I used to take No-Doz all the time...mainly for late nights out, or when im getting a bit tired at work, but in the morning i still prefer my coffee :)

[KaHNZa]

I took 800mg one time and didn't feel a thing. And then there was another time I drank 4 cups of some fairly strong coffee in about a half hour. I tell yas, I was bouncing fatman! :eek:

[Evnas]

Just remember...it takes your body longs to break down the pill and toss it into your system then it does liquid coffee...for me pills tend to be just a small "pick-me-up" that can last quite a long time

[SinsFeelNatural]

Be careful taking energy pills. Caffeine only ones should be fine but products like stackers and that bee one are dangerous to your health. I used to work at a law firm a year ago and heard horror stories from clients that suffered heart attacks from certain energy pills.

[Frodo Baggins]

products like stackers and that bee one are dangerous to your health

sorry, not familiar with those words, what's that?

[flixotide]

Originally posted by SinsFeelNatural
Be careful taking energy pills. Caffeine only ones should be fine but products like stackers and that bee one are dangerous to your health. I used to work at a law firm a year ago and heard horror stories from clients that suffered heart attacks from certain energy pills.

I can second that..

Always remember that Caffeine works by actively pulling out vitamins and energi from your muscles and body deposits.

Meaning, the long term effect of caffeine use, will hurt your natural deposits of vitamins and energi.... read: addiction. read: weakened immune system.

Don't do it, its not worth it... instead eat lots of fruits and lasting high-fibre calories...

Cheers, Flix

[KaHNZa]

In other words a breakfast rich in whole grains is a good thing. I know I get my fiber in the morning.

[Frodo Baggins]

hmm..is it the exact same thing as drinking coffee?

[flixotide]

No... but certainly a lot healthier... caffeine releases energi and vitamins stored in your body.

But the more you drink, the more your body becoms addicted to the need for caffeine to do this task, instead of the body's normal process of releasing energy and vitamins.

Cheers, Flix

[BigRed]

Originally posted by Frodo Baggins
Has anybody tried caffeine pills? I think I've seen most of them in 200 mg or 100 mg pills but I don't know enough to formulate an opinion. Better than drinking coffee?
Bah.
Head down to a nutrition/herb/hippy store and get yourself some powdered guruana seed and some crystaline ma huang extract and mix it with drinks :p (Basically is strong caffiene and ephedra :D). Excelent stuff *bounces off the wall*

flixotide:
That isnt true. Caffiene effects the brain the most. Heres a link to read
http://science.howstuffworks.com/caffeine3.htm

[Illah]

Stay away from epehdrine or ephedra stuff. Ephedrine is one of the incredients of crystal meth, and all the diet pills and stuff are full of it. If you're gonna get stimulated just drink coffee. You may as well enjoy yourself, and with the right stuff it tastes damn good. It's like, would you rather drink a good beer or take a 'drunk pill'. Man, drinking it is half the fun!

I don't trust all the herbal stuff. Remember, coke, ephedrine, and heroin all start in plants... Most of them effect you the same way anyway, they stimulate your central nervous system.

--Illah

[pik4chu]

Originally posted by Illah
...Man, drinking it is half the fun!

I don't trust all the herbal stuff. Remember, coke, ephedrine, and heroin all start in plants... Most of them effect you the same way anyway, they stimulate your central nervous system.

--Illah

and then kill you off.. and ya drinking it is half the fun!.. however I sometimes chew caffiene gum, there's no-doze gum around if you look hrd. pills suck, not as good as the drinks IMO (tried many) you can also check out www.thinkgeek.com for various caffienated drinks. Jolt, Bawls, Syrups, mints, gum, coffee types and many others, to find a "flavour" you like.

[BigRed]

Originally posted by pik4chu


and then kill you off.. and ya drinking it is half the fun!.. however I sometimes chew caffiene gum, there's no-doze gum around if you look hrd. pills suck, not as good as the drinks IMO (tried many) you can also check out www.thinkgeek.com for various caffienated drinks. Jolt, Bawls, Syrups, mints, gum, coffee types and many others, to find a "flavour" you like.
www.joltgum.com
Cheaper to get it from there than from thinkgeek ;)

[pik4chu]

Originally posted by BigRed

www.joltgum.com
Cheaper to get it from there than from thinkgeek ;)

just for jolt and gum, thinkgeek has much bigger selection though ;)

[Illah]

Bawls is liquefied crack, and the carbonation forces it into your system even faster. I reccommend you avoid it, it's made me dizzy and have blurred vision before, along with a turbo heartbeat. I can drink triple espresso drinks and not get zipped like that.

Don't believe that guarana ginseng crap is safe!

--Illah

[BigRed]

Originally posted by Illah
Bawls is liquefied crack, and the carbonation forces it into your system even faster. I reccommend you avoid it, it's made me dizzy and have blurred vision before, along with a turbo heartbeat. I can drink triple espresso drinks and not get zipped like that.

Don't believe that guarana ginseng crap is safe!

--Illah
ROFL
is everything bad to you?
Bawls only has 80mg of caffiene. Cabonation doesnt force anything into your system faster, your body doesnt asorb carbonated water any faster than regular water. Guarana is just a form of caffiene that your body doesnt asorb as quickly as pure caffiene. Guarana is no worse for you than regular caffiene.

[pik4chu]

Originally posted by BigRed

ROFL
is everything bad to you?
Bawls only has 80mg of caffiene. Cabonation doesnt force anything into your system faster, your body doesnt asorb carbonated water any faster than regular water. Guarana is just a form of caffiene that your body doesnt asorb as quickly as pure caffiene. Guarana is no worse for you than regular caffiene.

[Illah]

Carbonation does have an effect on absorption last I read.

Anyways... I've done lots of things to my body and brain and learned the hard way. All I'm saying is that energy drinks have been linked to irregular heartbeat and other funny things.

I know a couple people that work at gyms and they've had to send people to the hospital using energy drinks for a little extra kick (not coffee, but stuff like Red Bull & Bawls). Granted, sitting in your chair posting on the forums won't get your heartrate up, but try running around the block when you're hyped on Bawls.

--Illah

[Beast Of Blight]

Caffien has no effect on me anymore.

I drink so much fricken Pepsi [ and Code Red Mountain dew as of this summer ] that Caffiene just dosn't bother me anymore.


The last time I had a real good caffiene buzz was when I drank 3 two litter bottles of Pepsi in about 30 minutes or so.

I was bouncing then, w0000000000t t3h 30u/\/c3h!! :cool:

[Penguin4x4]

the only thing that really makes me hyper is NyQuil or some other antihistamine containing drug. Since I have ADD, most, if not all, stimulants seem to only keep me happy and able to concentrate...

[BigRed]

Originally posted by Beast Of Blight
Caffien has no effect on me anymore.

I drink so much fricken Pepsi [ and Code Red Mountain dew as of this summer ] that Caffiene just dosn't bother me anymore.


The last time I had a real good caffiene buzz was when I drank 3 two litter bottles of Pepsi in about 30 minutes or so.

I was bouncing then, w0000000000t t3h 30u/\/c3h!! :cool:
Thats weak pop.
Try mixing a little of my stuff in with that code red :D Or drink a few redbulls. Theres only like 10mg of caffiene in a 12oz codered or pepsi.

[pik4chu]

Originally posted by Beast Of Blight
Caffien has no effect on me anymore.

I drink so much fricken Pepsi [ and Code Red Mountain dew as of this summer ] that Caffiene just dosn't bother me anymore.


The last time I had a real good caffiene buzz was when I drank 3 two litter bottles of Pepsi in about 30 minutes or so.

I was bouncing then, w0000000000t t3h 30u/\/c3h!! :cool:

im the same way.. downed 6 littres of Citrus drop (aka Dew) and was shaking a while later... but didnt keep me awake well at all..lol

[BigRed]

Lightweights. All of you.

;)

[sandman001]

Originally posted by BigRed
Lightweights. All of you.

;)

no kidding.

You should all try pixie dew, just take a 2-liter of mountain dew. And as many pixie sticks as you can find. Dump the sticks into the dew until it turns a dark brown/black color. Repeat 3-4 times, and you're up for a couple hours.

Granted, the sugar gives you sort of a hangover aftre you wake up the next morning, but it is so worth it.

[BigRed]

Sugar? Oh cmon thats for kiddies.
Dump enough powdered guarana seed extract into a bottle of dew until it turns a milky color and see how long you get to say awake ;):D
Just dont drink it all at once! That would make it like 2 grams of caffiene :eek:

[pik4chu]

lightwiegths? its more we've taken in so much caffeine that it doesnt affect us anymore. im kinda like penguinm got ADD and caffeine just helps me focus. when I get ready to cram study or take big test I down a litre or two of dew to help.... might have to try that guarana stuff at he next LAN... you can get it at most health/herbal type stores right? like GNC (sells all those whey and protien products along with supplements)

[BigRed]

Originally posted by pik4chu
lightwiegths? its more we've taken in so much caffeine that it doesnt affect us anymore. im kinda like penguinm got ADD and caffeine just helps me focus. when I get ready to cram study or take big test I down a litre or two of dew to help.... might have to try that guarana stuff at he next LAN... you can get it at most health/herbal type stores right? like GNC (sells all those whey and protien products along with supplements)
No im talking about you guys devloping a weak resistance to the pitiful amounts of caffiene contained in pop.

Try my Venti white chocolate mocha with 8 shots of espresso at starbucks mixed with 1tbsp my guarana/ma hung powder and tell me you have a resistance to caffeine ;):D

GNC might have guarana pills but those arent any fun. Search around in your city for an herbal/nutrition store and you might be able to find water soluble powder/crystals of guarana and/or ma hung extract. That way you can add a little bounce to your favorite drink.

[Penguin4x4]

Originally posted by BigRed

Thats weak pop.
Try mixing a little of my stuff in with that code red :D Or drink a few redbulls. Theres only like 10mg of caffiene in a 12oz codered or pepsi.


Yup.....I like getting a 32 oz. Fountain drink from the local gas station, fill it about half full, and then pour in two Red Bull's. Works about as good as my 30mg Adderall XR's, :D

[Captain Slug]

I can't stand caffiene at all. It just makes me twitchy and on-edge.
My metabolism is just overly efficient I guess.

[skou]

Penguin, Pic4chu, you guys are lucky. The ritalin I'm prescribed helps me study, as does caffeine, but the caffeine WILL keep me awake all night. Ritalin stops working after a couple of hours.

I was going to say ritalin, since it works in short spurts for me.

steve

[Mr. $T$]

Originally posted by Captain Slug
I can't stand caffiene at all. It just makes me twitchy and on-edge.
My metabolism is just overly efficient I guess.

same here I drank a couple cups of coffiee and may hand twiched for three hours :eek:

[BigRed]

Like I said before.
Lightweights, all of you ;):D

[Beast Of Blight]

Originally posted by BigRed

Thats weak pop.
Try mixing a little of my stuff in with that code red :D Or drink a few redbulls. Theres only like 10mg of caffiene in a 12oz codered or pepsi.


Drink ten of Mountain Dues AMP Energy Drinks, Lightweight sissy boy man girl :p ;)


I have, and it barely affected me...

..Altho my heart did jump out of my chest to run a 500 mile marathon :D :cool:

[BigRed]

Originally posted by Beast Of Blight



Drink ten of Mountain Dues AMP Energy Drinks, Lightweight sissy boy man girl :p ;)
My one starbucks mocha has more caffiene than 10 of those ;)

[Beast Of Blight]

Originally posted by BigRed

My one starbucks mocha has more caffiene than 10 of those ;)


But AMP dosn't taste like Baby Diareha, Unlike Starbucks.

[BigRed]

Originally posted by Beast Of Blight



But AMP dosn't taste like Baby Diareha, Unlike Starbucks.
Say that in WA and your liable to get killed ;)

[Beast Of Blight]

Originally posted by BigRed

Say that in WA and your liable to get killed ;)


I can't help it if the entire population of WA has been mutated by Starbucks to think that Baby Diareha is a good digestive aid. :p