Caffeine distractions

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So usually somewhat anxious at coffee shop, but loving the aroma and eagerly awaiting decent cup of coffee, I compulsively read saying on sugar labels.

What is your favourite type of coffee and if you could print saying what would it be.

My best is cup of black java coffee and I'd put on label something to remind me of my mom's: I'm sorry for what I said when my blood sugar was low!! !

I love coffee. I love the smell, i like the ritual of making it. I like dimly lit coffee shops when they aren't too busy.

But caffeine gives me the blues so i avoid it. Finding a half-decent decaff is very hard.

I used to enjoy a cappuccino with soya milk but I can't tolerate coffee anymore with my IBS

Decaf may actually be an option I might give it a go

I don't like coffee.
I prefer my caffeine in other forms.

I don't have a lot of caffeine in my life

I only have 3 cups of tea a day and that's from cheap teabags

I usually make myself one or two lattes everyday. Most often they’re plain - hot or iced - but occasionally I’ll make myself a mocha latte or something like that. I also like various kinds of tea and Celsius.

I like Carpe Diem coffee from Maine. I probably like Bistro Blend or Sumatra best.

I like most types and tastes of coffee.
Taste is the only true reason why I ever drink coffee and it's not because of the caffeine.

However, my body doesn't react well with it's caffeine and the amount of.
So I'll definitely take decaf; if only it has more variety and not so expensive...

I'm good with other sources like carbonated drinks.
The amount of caffeine in coca cola is just right for me. Not too much, not too little.

Tea as a source of caffeine is weird not just because of the flavors, but also how it's caffeine makes me react.
How smaller amount of caffeine made me react worse than having more is just weird.

Chocolate... I kept consuming them regardless of it's effects. But it's effects on my gut is louder than any effect of caffeine involved.



So...
With caffeine, my body can only take like a really narrow range around 30-45 mg.
No more, no less, no matter how sugar is involved.

And it's way easy for me to just quit caffeine.
All I get was a day long headache for a withdrawal symptom.
The craving itself is subtle, and my functioning levels are just as no different thus I don't relate to it's dependence of it's effects in long term.


Only true way I can depend on the higher amount effects of caffeine can be a hassle...

First, I have to be at least 2-4+ days but less than 20+ consecutive days long of taking hormonal birth control pills. Else, all I get is side effects and no benefits.
Second, it only had to be once per at least 5-7 days long cooldown. No consecutive days, no other caffeine in between those days.

Taking another dose of caffeine right after or in between will start to become unreliable. And becomes less reliable as I continue to take any amount of it rather quickly.
And taking caffeine on the second day after the first intake then stopping it will give me mild caffeine withdrawal symptoms instead of avoiding it altogether.

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I would point out that both tea and chocolate contain caffeine....and then read Edna's post above

I don't drink coffee because I don't like the taste. Too bitter.

I enjoy coffee
Nothing fancy, a cup of nescafe instant coffee is good for me.
I like coffee because it's entirely optional to add sugar, and when you do a little bit goes a long way.
While a can of coke may have 8 teaspoons of sugar, I can consume my coffee with just 2 teaspoons of sugar.
Because of diabetes I still have to regulate how much coffee I drink but it's a refreshing change from tap water

I used to drink coffee before my ADHD diagnosis. In the course of trying different meds (over two years) I had to start treating it like a med. Now only tea.

I used to like to add a spoonful of molasses when I made it at home.

I found I liked Dunkin Donuts coffee with sugar and milk (more of a desert than a drink) but there was a small independent coffee house near me where I ordered the house brew and it was SO MUCH better. No drive through though and no parking so not on my morning commute very often.

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I'm a tea drinker. Which isn't easy being in a world where everyone else thinks coffee is the Elixir of Life.

I can't drink hot chocolate because it makes me feel drugged and not in a nice way

I normally have coffee several times a week, bought from one of the local offerings. Sometimes from a big, worldwide chain such as Starbucks or Caffè Nero and sometimes from lesser known places. I live in a city, so there are plenty of options.

I consume caffeine in fizzy drinks too, on a daily basis.