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To ask if this is an excessive amount of caffine?

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TraceyTheHamster · 12/04/2024 14:48

I don’t think so, but someone today acted totally shocked when I told them how many hot drinks I have a day.

On a workday, I’d usually have:

  • 2 or 3 cups of coffee before I set off in the morning; depends how early I get up.
  • 3 or 4 cups of tea at work spaced through the day - one when I first get in, one mid morning, one at lunch and sometimes one mid afternoon depending on how late I take my lunch
  • A cup of tea when I get in from work
  • Sometimes a cup of Horlicks or chocolate before bed.

Seeing it written down now, I acknowledge it’s not a small amount but surely not enough to warrant a literal “Oh my God!” response?

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TraceyTheHamster · 12/04/2024 15:54

SBHon · 12/04/2024 15:51

I still can’t work out how you fit three in. How long does it take to make, cool and drink a coffee: 20minutes? So ten minutes after finishing a coffee you’re making another coffee?

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I like it milky so no need to wait for it to cool really.

i have one when I very first get up, one with breakfast and sometimes one just before I leave.

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SBHon · 12/04/2024 15:51

TraceyTheHamster · 12/04/2024 15:28

Just the clarify - the morning coffees aren’t all being chugged one after the other. I’ll tend to get up at about an hour and half before I leave for work - so it’s spread across that time!

I still can’t work out how you fit three in. How long does it take to make, cool and drink a coffee: 20minutes? So ten minutes after finishing a coffee you’re making another coffee?

Devilsmommy · 12/04/2024 15:47

bradpittsbathwater · 12/04/2024 15:40

You must have a bladder like a camel!

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🤣🤣🤣🤣

Xmasbaby11 · 12/04/2024 15:44

Sounds at the high end of normal but all that matters is the effect on you - you feel fine so I wouldn’t worry.

bradpittsbathwater · 12/04/2024 15:40

Devilsmommy · 12/04/2024 15:35

I don't seem to be on the toilet as much as you'd think I would really. Ive been drinking that much caffeine since I was a teen 🤣

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You must have a bladder like a camel!

blacksax · 12/04/2024 15:39

Mrsttcno1 · 12/04/2024 14:56

Well for reference I think they say 400mg per day is the max “safe” amount of caffeine for a typical healthy adult.

An average cup of coffee is around 80-100mg.

An average cup of tea is around 50mg.

So if in your average day you’re having 3 coffees and 5 teas you could be consuming way over the recommended caffeine each day and I would say that’s a “oh my god” amount to be honest yes.

What sort of coffee is that though do you know, or doesn't it matter? I only really drink the instant stuff.

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TraceyTheHamster · 12/04/2024 15:37

Also - to answer a couple of PPs: it’s filter coffee in the morn.

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Devilsmommy · 12/04/2024 15:35

bradpittsbathwater · 12/04/2024 15:33

Wow I'd be on the toilet all day. I'm
Super sensitive to caffeine though.

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I don't seem to be on the toilet as much as you'd think I would really. Ive been drinking that much caffeine since I was a teen 🤣

Cheeesus · 12/04/2024 15:33

Mrsttcno1 · 12/04/2024 14:56

Well for reference I think they say 400mg per day is the max “safe” amount of caffeine for a typical healthy adult.

An average cup of coffee is around 80-100mg.

An average cup of tea is around 50mg.

So if in your average day you’re having 3 coffees and 5 teas you could be consuming way over the recommended caffeine each day and I would say that’s a “oh my god” amount to be honest yes.

It’s only about 90mg over isn’t it? And it depends how strong the tea and coffee are.

bradpittsbathwater · 12/04/2024 15:33

Devilsmommy · 12/04/2024 15:28

They'd be horrified at me then. I drink 25+ teas and coffees a day. What you have is a normal amount for alot of people I reckon. I have had days where I've reached 30 easily. I pretty much run on caffeine 😁

Wow I'd be on the toilet all day. I'm
Super sensitive to caffeine though.

Saintmariesleuth · 12/04/2024 15:29

I think it is a high amount of caffeine OP

I'm not judging, I don't drink coffee, but in terms of tea I can get through the same amount of hot drinks per day as you if I'm based in the office.

I have found that swapping in some non caffeinated herbal teas, such as peppermint, can help me cut down as I still get the 'feeling' of hot drink (and improves hydration)

Devilsmommy · 12/04/2024 15:28

They'd be horrified at me then. I drink 25+ teas and coffees a day. What you have is a normal amount for alot of people I reckon. I have had days where I've reached 30 easily. I pretty much run on caffeine 😁

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TraceyTheHamster · 12/04/2024 15:28

Just the clarify - the morning coffees aren’t all being chugged one after the other. I’ll tend to get up at about an hour and half before I leave for work - so it’s spread across that time!

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pelotonaddiction · 12/04/2024 15:25

I have 5 big mugs of tea a day at least, I do make sure 1-2 are decaf though
Sometimes can be more

isitbananatimealready · 12/04/2024 15:24

That number of drinks spread throughout an entire day it is about the same as me, although I do switch to decaf in the evenings otherwise it can keep me awake.

But I don't have to drink three coffees one after the other to get going in the morning, and that is probably overdoing the caffeine over a short period of time.

Mandarinaduck · 12/04/2024 15:24

Sounds totally normal to me.

Sparklfairy · 12/04/2024 15:23

bradpittsbathwater · 12/04/2024 15:14

Wow I'm in aww of the posters who can chug all that caffeine with no noticeable side effects.

No side effects here, but I started young (mid-teens) so probably hardened to it now Grin

I have at least 3-4 coffees before work. Sometimes I don't drink it for the rest of the day, sometimes I drink 6-8 total.

SallyWD · 12/04/2024 15:22

So that's about 8 caffeinated drinks a day. I do think it's a lot. I have 3 caffeinated drinks a day. I'm constantly drinking tea and coffee but decaf.

MooseAndSquirrelLoveFlannel · 12/04/2024 15:17

I don't drink coffee but usually have quite a lot of tea.

1 when I get up
1 when I get to work
1 mid morning
1 at lunch
1 mid afternoon
1 late afternoon
1 when I get home from work

I then switch to decaf.

Stickyricepudding · 12/04/2024 15:16

I have one caffeinated coffee a day and then the rest is decaff coffee & tea as I'm peri menopausal so my sleep is chaotic atm. You cn buy half caffeine ground coffee from Sainsburys to reduce your dependency on coffee.

bradpittsbathwater · 12/04/2024 15:15

Awe*

Createausername1970 · 12/04/2024 15:15

I rarely drink coffee, but I reckon I get through 8 mugs of tea in an average day so it wouldn't bother me.

My OMG would be 3 cups before you leave home in the morning. My bladder is not as obedient as it once was, and if I need to go, then I need to go. So i would always have a drink before I left home, but just the one.

bradpittsbathwater · 12/04/2024 15:14

Wow I'm in aww of the posters who can chug all that caffeine with no noticeable side effects.

CharlieCoCo · 12/04/2024 15:14

the amount of coffee you have before work made me think it was a lot, but i guess it depends how long you are up for befroe you go to work. 3 cups in half an hour is a bit much, if you are someone who needs to be up 2 hours before leaving, not so bad. but even so, if you arent ill from it, drink what you want.

Tanaqui · 12/04/2024 15:12

Well I don't drink coffee and I often have 7 or 8 cups of tea before lunchtime! Then I swap to herbal or rooibos, but I can do caffeinated all afternoon with no noticeable effects on sleep!

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