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My mom, both of my sisters and I drink it by the pot. Each of us, every day. 6 cups? That doesn't sound like enough coffee to me.
by doubled112 3y ago
My mom, both of my sisters and I drink it by the pot. Each of us, every day.
6 cups? That doesn't sound like enough coffee to me.
- op00to 3y agoI can’t even drink a single cup of coffee without shaking and getting intense anxiety.
- doubled112 3y agoPerhaps someday we'll discover a coffee tolerance gene.
- xcv123 3y agoThe gene is called CYP1A2 with two variants. One variant is a rapid caffeine metabolizer. The other is a slow caffeine metabolizer. https://www.geneticlifehacks.com/liver-detox-genes-cyp1a2/ https://www.geneticlifehacks.com/liver-detox-genes-cyp1a2/ I have the rapid variant but could not sleep well on 6 cups.
- JonChesterfield 3y agoThat is interesting information. I note that the same enzyme breaks down melatonin. If a variant that is particularly efficient at caffeine is also particularly efficient at breaking down melatonin, the symptom would be difficulty getting to sleep independent of amount of caffeine, which is totally fixed by taking melatonin tablets.
- b800h 3y agoSlow metaboliser here. If I drink a coffee at 11am my heart rate rises and doesn't return to normal until the following morning. There are other genes for it too, like one that affects the degree to which coffee causes anxiety. And plenty of others that we haven't found, presumably.
- op00to 3y agoI love love love love coffee. It took me years to realize that my high blood pressure was controlled almost immediately by cutting out a high-test canned “Draft Latte” drink. I can drink a single 8oz cup every few days. Decaf is fine.
- PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago6 cups are scrub numbers, if you haven't done that by 10am you're behind the curve :P
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago>My mom, both of my sisters and I drink it by the pot. Each of us, every day. Can I ask how's your sleep?
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y agoSleep was fine. I used to drink it by the pot but I cut back mainly because I'd have to piss too much.
- doubled112 3y agoYes, this is my main motivator when I cut back. If I have to drive a long drive, as an example, I’ll skip coffee that day. I’d rather save stops.
- doubled112 3y agoI seem to sleep as well as I always have. I go to bed when I am tired. Usually 11pm-1am. I fall asleep in a few minutes. Then I wake up about 7am, feeling OK. Closer to 6 hours is more normal for me. I’ve been like that since I was a teenager and I didn't drink coffee then.