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No coffee for me, 1 can of caffeine free diet Pepsi a day and then 8 to 10 glasses of water
Probably 8+ cups a day. I work midnight shift. We always have the coffee going. When I get home in the morning I usually drink another 2 - 3 cups before going to bed. When I was in the military the doctors ran some tests. They discovered I wasn't affected by caffeine.
Hi! I'm Jeannie and I'm a caffeine addict.
Seriously, I am. Caffeine will not keep me awake, will not make me more alert, will not make me hyper, will not give me the jitters, and will not give me a buzz. But, it will make me dependent on it and when I am, if I don't get my fix, I will get one whammer of a headache that's worse than the headache of a migraine (it's only the nausea from a migraine that makes migraines worse). Also, too much caffiene at once will give me severe heartburn. My primary source of caffeine was diet colas.
I now avoid caffeine as much as possible. I switched caffeine free diet sodas and limit those to two a day (I also have to keep my sugar consumption down). The only tea I will drink is caffeine green tea (and that is rarely). Otherwise, all I drink is water. The only caffeine in my diet now is the limited amount that's in chocolate and I don't eat a lot of that since only a little will satisfy any chocolate cravings I may get (although you do NOT want to get between me and the choclate when I am craving it!), not enough to get me dependent.
Caffeine is probably the most abused drug in the U.S., if not the entire world. One only has to look at the amount of coffee, energy drinks, etc. sold to see that.
Well, can't count 'em really. I have a 16 oz mug which never gets emptied if I'm up. I can go to sleep about anytime too.
Lady, I can relate to the headache part too. I was so sick once anything that went down came back up, so no coffee for most of a day and the hammer headache came on. Couldn't take Excedrin, it didn't stay down.
I don't drink it everyday but if I do drink coffee it's 1 or 2 cups at max. I drink it every so often, kind of casually when ever i'm in the mood for it. I rather drink some Arizona ice tea, the ones you can buy at the liquor store to be honest. Love those.
Normal work day: 1 vacuum bottle full and a 16 oz. travel mug. I finish the thermos on my way home from work.