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I wonder if there is a reverse effect of taking caffeine when tired/sleep deprived? Some days when I'd hardly slept the night before I would try to rely on caff
by spraak 9y ago
I wonder if there is a reverse effect of taking caffeine when tired/sleep deprived? Some days when I'd hardly slept the night before I would try to rely on caffeine to make it through the day but actually found myself ready to fall asleep after the drink.
In any case I definitely agree, get sleep instead of coffee.
- jackmott 9y agocaffeine can be a trap. amazing short term but a curse long term. strongly advise never making it a habit.
- Pulcinella 9y agoIt may be similar to ADHD medication where the stimulant affect causes you brain to “fall in line” which just makes it for the different parts of your brain to agree that sleep is the correct course of action.
- synicalx 9y agoSo weird, same thing happens to me - I can drink a huge can of energy drink, or a strong coffee or anything else with a lot more caffeine in it than usual and within 20 minutes I'm ready for a nap. Not medical advice, I'm not a doctor, go speak to a doctor, this isn't a substitute for sleep etc etc. But in my experience, whenever I've found myself in a situation where I'm not able to get much sleep but still need to function for an extended period of time, Modafinil or Armodafinil has been an absolute life saver. No lingering caffeine like coffee as well, once it wears off it's gone and you can sleep normally (roughly 12-14 hours). Overall downside - it's not super well researched, especially long-term effects, might cause brain problems, or cancer, who knows? I also often hear of people coming to rely on it as a substitute for sleep - it's not addictive per se, but what it allows you to do definitely can be.