Posted by SLS on September 29, 2005, at 8:26:01
In reply to Re: Coffee, posted by maddy4 on September 28, 2005, at 21:24:15
Every morning I add just a bit of caffeinated Columbian coffee to decaf to enhanced its taste. It probably represents 25mg. Otherwise, I abstain from using caffeine as much as possible so as to prevent tolerance to its mood-enhancing properties. When I encounter situations where I need this enhancement, 100mg gives me a functional boost. If I take more than this, I find it to be counterproductive. I lose any cognitive enhancement and the mental energy I would have gleaned at the lower dosage. I feel in some ways worse.
If you treat caffeine as a drug, I think you will develop a better insight into how it affects you and what the ideal dosages are for you. If you like coffee, try to stick to decaf when one does not intend to take caffeine.
- Scott
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