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what is /sci's consensus on use of caffeine?

Anonymous Thu 12 Dec 17:41:26 2019 No.11220459 View Reply Original Report

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I use a lot of caffeine, (tea, caffeine pills, coffee)
Is caffeine giving me an edge or is it all in my mind? I *feel* more productive with use of caffeine but i'm not sure if this is an illusion or reality.
also, i have no data to support my claim, that is why i'm unsure if caffeine is actually productivity boosting or illusion.

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Anonymous Thu 12 Dec 2019 18:07:46 No.11220518 Report

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>>11220459
Somewhat dependent on the user I think. Some people with let's say a sensitive and volatile disposition can shoot themselves into hypomania with a sudden increase in blood caffeine levels. These tend to achieve the same effect with light therapy as well.

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Anonymous Thu 12 Dec 2019 18:14:27 No.11220532 Report

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I find it helps with concentration and productivity. I use it both in the form of coffee and snorted lines of pure caffeine powder. The latter works more intensely and better for combating drowsiness, but also seems to last shorter than ingesting it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Dec 2019 18:27:11 No.11220572 Report

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>>11220459
I quit coffee for about a month and although I do not have a performance review I did sleep better, feel more relaxed, and got a gf irl without Tinder

Now I'm back on the multiple coffees daily, sleep is mediocre and no interest or prospects in gf

It's a cheap proletarian drug, what do you expect?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Dec 2019 07:58:26 No.11222153 Report

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>>11220532
>snorting caffeine
that's hardcore

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Dec 2019 08:03:59 No.11222158 Report

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Caffeine heightens arousal. If the root of one's un-productivity is lethargy, caffeine will definitely help.
One thing about caffeine that not a lot of people realize though, is that apart from increasing energy levels it straight up makes you happy. The energy thing is mostly thought to be a result of caffeine blocking adenosine receptors, but it also increases catecholamines like dopamine and epinephrine (adrenaline), and serotonin levels.

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Anonymous Fri 13 Dec 2019 20:30:00 No.11223372 Report

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>>11220572
>cheap proletarian drug
Say that again to my face!

Jokes aside, Bach was a big coffee drinker and he even wrote a cantata dedicated to it called "Coffee Cantata".

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Anonymous Fri 13 Dec 2019 22:10:34 No.11223604 Report

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>>11220532
Caffeine is acidic and may poke a hole through the thin membrane in your nose after which you will snore and doctors will think that you are a cocaine user because that is a common symptom. I used to do until I read about this.

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Anonymous Fri 13 Dec 2019 22:33:12 No.11223661 Report

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>>11220518
Hypomania is good

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Anonymous Fri 13 Dec 2019 22:38:22 No.11223673 Report

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>>11220459
If it works it works, the mechanism by which it works could be psychological or physical.

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Anonymous Sat 14 Dec 2019 04:48:29 No.11224397 Report

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>>11220459
if you consume caffeine regularly, it stops doing anything, and then the only effect is withdrawal when you stop.
regular caffeine consumption builds up so much tolerance that none of the usual effects remain. you're literally consuming caffeine just to keep away the withdrawal symptoms, so you might as well quit caffeine altogether.

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!!nDffYp5QGtF Sat 14 Dec 2019 05:02:49 No.11224429 Report

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>>11220459
>>>https://examine.com/supplements/caffeine/
>Some 12% increases to various sorts of performance.
>(At a least, near intense physical activity, and which isn't even documented for amphetamine) Actual increases of testosterone.

>>11220518
"What a ludicrous response."

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Anonymous Sat 14 Dec 2019 05:06:55 No.11224438 Report

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Anonymous Sat 14 Dec 2019 05:16:12 No.11224462 Report

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>>11224429
Why are you quoting yourself?

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!!nDffYp5QGtF Sat 14 Dec 2019 05:36:13 No.11224494 Report

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>>11224429
>>11224397
>>11222158
"Its association with catecholamines and serotonin is obviously why effects such as euphoria and increased fat oxidation are so specific to moments – a reliance on the availability of these compounds (which are of supplementability)."

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Anonymous Sat 14 Dec 2019 05:50:55 No.11224526 Report

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>>11223604
God damn this thread is still alive. I usually rinse my nose quickly afterwards to prevent this.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 14 Dec 2019 09:42:03 No.11224865 Report

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>>11224429
>>11224462
I think he's trying quote me in this post because he thought I would be hurt by it and try get back at him by saying that back to him. His plan was then to say "Haha, I wasn't saying that out loud to your post you dumbass, I was just trying to manipulate you into posting it back to me.". If I do not, the insult will most likely still stand, and honestly I'd rather take that insult and see if he has the imagination needed to take this to the next level.

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Anonymous Sat 14 Dec 2019 16:16:40 No.11225410 Report

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>>11224526
Should be fine I guess.

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Anonymous Sat 14 Dec 2019 16:48:55 No.11225478 Report

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>>11224397
thanks for posting anon, quality info although no sources, what you typed describes what I've experienced before

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Anonymous Sat 14 Dec 2019 17:39:38 No.11225593 Report

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>>11220459
You're not becoming better with caffeine, you're getting back to your baseline functioning state. It's a typical addiction that makes you crave more because "dude, I'm a zombie if I don't have my two cups in the morning".

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