Deciding to become addicted to something: C/D?

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I've been vacillating between starting to drink coffee everyday and continuing to try to power up naturally, and coffee might win. I'm a slow starter and even with exercise, meditation, gingko, blahdiblah I look and feel like a chapped toad until about noon. When I get a good nights sleep rather than my customary 5-6 hours I end up even worse SOMETIMES. I used to think coffee was really bad, brittle bones, liver problems, supports terrorists and all that but whatever, I dunno. Growing tolerance would be an issue but I could probably stop and start again. Someone on the inside want to persuade or dissuade?
Or talk about addicting yourself to something else addictive?
ps. YES TODAY IS A COFFEE DAY! Witness me using up one of my bi-annual threadstartations.

― tremendoid, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:21 (eighteen years ago)

There's nothing that's any more 'natural' about ginkgo than coffee.

― Abbott, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:24 (eighteen years ago)

"a chapped toad"! I've never heard that before.

― admrl, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:25 (eighteen years ago)

i gave up coffee last Feb when I had to get gum surgery. I've done it before for extended periods of time, with getting sick usually being the impetus for quitting. But eventually I always go back.

So my advice is hold out for as long as you can, then when you start back up you'll get that rush just like a caffeine virgin.

― zaxxon25, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:25 (eighteen years ago)

How do you know you'll become addicted? I can take or leave coffee, I'm sure I'm not the only one.

― Ms Misery, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:26 (eighteen years ago)

why not? i've been a coffee advocate for years. it's pretty widely indicated as an effective defense against colo-rectal cancers, heart disease, liver ailments, diabetes, and poor circulation. the only drawback i'd indicate is that the days when you can't get your daily cuppa are likely to be worse when you've cultivated an addiction.

― remy bean, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:28 (eighteen years ago)

If coffee seems bad to you for a variety of reason, you could give tea a whirl.

― Aimless, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:28 (eighteen years ago)

I had never tried tea until I gave up coffee. Tea is great! Coffee is great too!

― admrl, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:29 (eighteen years ago)

intuitively speaking, it's a good bet – it makes you feel better, and if you take it with an adequete meal you won't crash, and there aren't any massive psycho f/x besides a general sense of well-being. watch out for caffeine poisoning, tho.

also – maybe you should think about the root cause of the morning tiredness? dehydration is a biggie, and you can easily tell it by the quality of your morning pee. if you're super fragrant or colorful, it's way likely you'll need mas agua.

― remy bean, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:31 (eighteen years ago)

continuing to try to power up naturally

I keep reading this as a euphemism for wanking

― stevienixed, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:31 (eighteen years ago)

As a former "I Only Drink It Black" coffee addict, might I recommend mate tea? It's got a much more subtle kick to it than coffee, but it gives me the same energy boost.

After a week of nothing but mate a few sips of coffee gave me a massively unpleasant screaming buzz and I haven't gone back since.

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:33 (eighteen years ago)

Caffeine gave me raging migraines. It was easy to quit.

― stevienixed, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:33 (eighteen years ago)

it's pretty widely indicated as an effective defense against colo-rectal cancers, heart disease, liver ailments, diabetes, and poor circulation.

news i can use! until the next news comes along.

reading something about coffee having long term brain benefits actually started the turnaround (lately i've been too much in tune with the pop science rollercoaster((x is healthy/2x give you brain cancer/3x make you gassy but no big deal type of thing)))

lol wanking. I'm an American, silly! *whistles*

― tremendoid, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:37 (eighteen years ago)

I think the key to health vs. risk is moderation. A cup or two a day, cool. Past that it could be trouble.

― Ms Misery, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:38 (eighteen years ago)

yerba mate does me even more than coffee, just don't like the taste. Tea in general is out i think cos I have to make it instead of mooching off my workplace

― tremendoid, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:38 (eighteen years ago)

yeah xpost when I sit down to have coffee( i generally only do at restaurants) I have 3+ cups or as much as time permits. believe me, this would be addiction. I'll have to just try it for a week, if i'm all edgy and severe coffee can fuck off I guess

― tremendoid, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 20:41 (eighteen years ago)

'Deciding' to become addicted = DUD. You have to wake up one day find yourself hooked on something. Or find yourself dressing again in the night to fetch cigarettes, or booze, or worse... 'Deciding' it sucks, you just gotta let it happen man!

― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 21:35 (eighteen years ago)

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