SO apparently if you add enough instant coffee to make it taste like a "strong" cup of coffee... its gonna contain way more caffiene than you expected. Didn't realize it until my hands wouldn't stop jittering.

It actually tastes pretty good but yeah. Don't be like me. Looks like I'm definitely staying up until midnight.

  • Pluto [he/him, he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I was in the hospital for a few days due to a caffeine overdose because I was working myself too hard that day but was sleep-deprived.

    kitty-birthday-sad

    • TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Do you remember how much you took? There was a couple times when I was in college I felt like I had taken way way too much but never was hospitalized so I’m curious what the “limit” is.

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        • TrashGoblin [he/him, they/them]
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          1 year ago

          Caffeine withdrawal for me is vascular headaches completely unaffected by any painkillers, and nausea. I can swing "grumpy and tired" by halving my dose every couple days.

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  • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    Drink a bunch of water, eat fiibre rich food to keep digestion and metabolism rockin and just like, do some pushups or jumping jacks to burn off energy.

      • Pluto [he/him, he/him]
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        1 year ago

        You don't have to the degree I did then.

        I took a lot to get through my sleep-deprived state and to stay productive.

        But it backfired spectacularly.

        Worst day of my life, or so it seems.

        This happened a long time ago.

            • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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              1 year ago

              I also railed it, and if you're gonna abuse uppers, do it through the nose. You'll see the OD coming and be able to tske measures.to just not have one or react as badly. If you've eaten something it can be a bit random how fast it absorbs how much and whatnot. You're doing less at once but getting it to the dome and processed out faster, you redose more often but it's safer to do so, overdoing it eating something means you're all in for all you swallowed which isn't as obvious at time of consumption, railing pills hurts and a fat line is at least still just like a pill

  • AssaultRifle15 [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I can't be bothered to ever measure out my instant coffee, so I use decaf instead. You get a robust flavour and a respectable amount of caffeine through sheer volume.

  • ashinadash [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    definitely staying up until midnight.

    Imagine having a sleep schedule that doesn't involve you staying up till 2am on worknights where you get up at 7am.

  • the_kid
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    1 year ago

    I will never in my life understand what "strong" coffee is. does it just mean bitter?

    • CloutAtlas [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      This may seem extremely elitist, but having had espresso, American drip coffee, and instant before, a bad espresso is better than a good American drip, which is better than instant coffee.

      I get not everyone will have the resources to procure an espresso machine but a thicker/less watery 30mL shot of espresso is very good. There's like a nutty, oily flavour and aroma that kind of blunts the bitterness of the coffee itself. It's still butter but it's somehow more pleasant?

      • the_kid
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        1 year ago

        I wish I had that same opinion, I hate bad espresso. good espresso is definitely the best, but you basically need to spend like $5k to get a good espresso setup at home. that's why I mostly just drink light roast drip coffee.

        • CloutAtlas [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          Moka pots are also somewhat popular where I am, and it similarly uses pressure, and generally costs less than $40.

    • D61 [any]
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      1 year ago

      way more coffee to liquid ratio than suggested.

      Sometimes this can be achieved by making a normal pot of coffee and letting the coffee pot sit on a heat source long enough to evaporate a portion of the water but leaving the caffiene sludge behind.