Comments on: Caffeine has a half-life? http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/ Software, Hockey, and random ramblings. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:54:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Theral Timpson http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-40923 Theral Timpson Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:01:22 +0000 http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-40923 For those who wish to know if they are "fast" or "slow" metabolizers, out company just introduced CaffeineGEN(TM) Test. See www.consumergenetics.com. For those who wish to know if they are “fast” or “slow” metabolizers, out company just introduced CaffeineGEN(TM) Test. See http://www.consumergenetics.com.

]]> By: Red http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-27102 Red Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:59:16 +0000 http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-27102 I'm with Rob on that one. Once went to my local Starbucks at 10 pm... one of those NEED MOCHA NOW moments. Was in bed by 11. I don't get how caffeine keeps people up. I've powered through 4 red bulls in 2 hours (I know... dumb) and gone to bed normally. I think my bloodstream is so saturated with caffeine that it has zero net effect on me. However, go a day without and I experience splitting headaches. Tea is for girls. I’m with Rob on that one. Once went to my local Starbucks at 10 pm… one of those NEED MOCHA NOW moments. Was in bed by 11. I don’t get how caffeine keeps people up. I’ve powered through 4 red bulls in 2 hours (I know… dumb) and gone to bed normally. I think my bloodstream is so saturated with caffeine that it has zero net effect on me. However, go a day without and I experience splitting headaches. Tea is for girls.

]]> By: Rob http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-27067 Rob Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:42:29 +0000 http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-27067 I can sleep 10 minutes after drinking coffee, but not for an extended period of time (maybe 30 minutes or so). Don't be mad, but glad to hear that you are going to start 'dirnking mroe tea' Steve...hehe I can sleep 10 minutes after drinking coffee, but not for an extended period of time (maybe 30 minutes or so). Don’t be mad, but glad to hear that you are going to start ‘dirnking mroe tea’ Steve…hehe

]]> By: Steve http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-26920 Steve Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:01:38 +0000 http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-26920 I was for a while drinking a large cup of coffee (4-500ml) everyday after work then sleeping on the bus ride home. I've decided though I'm going to start dirnking mroe tea again. I was for a while drinking a large cup of coffee (4-500ml) everyday after work then sleeping on the bus ride home.

I’ve decided though I’m going to start dirnking mroe tea again.

]]> By: Jason http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-26747 Jason Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:25:59 +0000 http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-26747 It sounds like you and Fran are about the same... but it still seems like crazy talk to me to hear anyone talk about sleeping 30 minutes after drinking coffee!!! It sounds like you and Fran are about the same… but it still seems like crazy talk to me to hear anyone talk about sleeping 30 minutes after drinking coffee!!!

]]> By: Brad http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-26734 Brad Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:18:26 +0000 http://www.jasonclarke.net/archives/2006/09/17/caffeine-has-a-half-life/#comment-26734 Interesting. I'm definitely a fast caffeine metabolizer. I'm guessing it only has a half life of about 30 minutes in me. Do I have Fran beat? 30 minutes post-fix I often feel the urge to sleep, and have never connected caffeine to sleeplessness. The engineer in me also wants to speculate that the cycle would reach steady state after a day or two of consistent caffeine fixes, but I'm too lazy to prove it. I'm also guessing that as time goes on there is a departure from the half-life decay curve. I think a lot of my wife's headaches can be connected to inadvertent caffeine withdrawl. Anyway good post... Interesting. I’m definitely a fast caffeine metabolizer. I’m guessing it only has a half life of about 30 minutes in me. Do I have Fran beat? 30 minutes post-fix I often feel the urge to sleep, and have never connected caffeine to sleeplessness. The engineer in me also wants to speculate that the cycle would reach steady state after a day or two of consistent caffeine fixes, but I’m too lazy to prove it. I’m also guessing that as time goes on there is a departure from the half-life decay curve. I think a lot of my wife’s headaches can be connected to inadvertent caffeine withdrawl. Anyway good post…

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